Bible Study - HEARING GOD - The Word Above All Words
Sermon-Based Bible Study – August 21, 2022
- What is something God has done for you that you are thankful for? What is something you are celebrating? How have you experienced God’s love and faithfulness this week?
- Where are you experiencing stress, anxiety or discouragement? How would you like to see God move in your life or in the life of someone close to you?
- What did you hear in this week’s sermon that was new or particularly interesting? Did anything stand out to you as puzzling or troubling?
- Chris mentioned that hearing the voice of the Lord sometimes reveals who He is to us, and who we are to Him. Have you ever received a word from the God that was a revelation to you about His character and priorities? About His love for you? Sometimes hearing God leads us to love, bless, or serve another person in a particular way. Have you ever received a word from God like called you to love, bless or serve another in a specific way?
- Read Hebrews 1:1-5.
- Since all things were made through Jesus, have you ever considered that the things that confound, mystify or frustrate you about life on earth could in fact be opportunities for you to inquire of the Lord? What if He’s saying, “Hey, ask me about that?”
- What are some things you might infer, know or conclude from the fact that Jesus is the “radiance of God’s glory, the exact representation of His being?”
- When it comes to hearing God, what difference does it make that Jesus has once and for all provided purification for our sins?
- Read Hebrews 3:1. What does this passage suggest we can do to improve our capacity to hear God? What are some practical ways that have helped you to “fix your thoughts on Jesus?”
- Read Hebrews 3:7-13. This passage suggests that the condition of our hearts is an important factor when it comes to heeding God’s voice. What makes your heart “hard?” What would be a good way for you to keep your heart tender? Looking back, do you think there may have been times in your life when God was speaking to you, but you ignored it? Why did you ignore Him?
- Encouragement literally means to “put heart into” someone. In Hebrews 3:12-13, encouraging one another means to help each other have the heart to listen for His voice and follow it. Do you have someone who puts the heart into you to seek God? Do you do that for others?
- What is a simple, next step you could take in obedience to what the Spirit is saying to you through this time in the Word? Who would benefit, or be interested in hearing about what you’ve learned in this study?