A Foreign Faith

A Foreign Faith Discussion Guide 11-11-2012 Text: Ruth 1:16,17 16 But Ruth said, "Do not urge me to leave you or turn back from following you; for where you go, I will go, and where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God. 17 "Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. Thus may the Lord do to me, and worse, if anything but death parts you and me. Summary The Faith that Ruth has far surpasses the trusting of God that most of us have today. At a low ebb in her life she determines to live out the agreement she had made when she married her husband, despite her mother-in -law releasing her from her vows. Ruth demonstrates to us what God's devotion looks like. Boaz the son of Rahab demonstrates redemption and kindness. This small book is packed with many great lessons. Discussion Questions 1. What are the three great stories we see in the book of Ruth? 2. What are the losses experienced by these characters? 3. What are the components of Godly devotion? 4. Describe Naomi's perspective when she comes back to Bethlehem. 5. What is a kinsman redeemer? 6. What part of the past could help Boaz with his compassion for outsiders 7. How does God reward Ruth for her faithfulness? Scripture • Ruth1 - 4

Special Delivery

Special Delivery Discussion Guide 11-4-2012 Text: Judges 3:9 Judges 3:9 9 When the sons of Israel cried to the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer for the sons of Israel to deliver them, Summary Joshua passes away and new leadership assumes power. After all of Joshua's generation pass the need for Torah is no longer seen as necessary. The younger generations live the life that they want to live without the encumbrances of YHWH. However what they find is that life without God is full of oppression and peril. God's people cry out and God Delivers! Discussion Questions 1. What is of prime importance that God's follower's do with their children? 2. What are some ways the generations after Joshua hurt their relationship with God? 3. What is God's response to His people's disobedience 4. What happens to people who become unequally yoked in marriage? 5. What are the components of the sin cycle? 6. What types of people does God use to rescue His people? Scripture • Judges 2:10 Judges 3:5-6 Judges 13-16 • Judges 2:11 Judges 4-5 • Judges 2:14-15 Judges 6-7

The Battle Begins Discussion Guide 10-28-2012 Text: Jos 6:2-3 The Battle Begins Jos 6:2-3 2 The Lord said to Joshua, "See, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and the valiant warriors. NASU Summary Forty years of wandering comes to an end. Moses dies an Joshua son of nun takes the lead. God demonstrates that His way is different and that He requires obedience. Joshua has two missions, reign in God's people to His word and conquer the Land that God has promised Discussion Questions 1. How many soldiers remain from the previous army forty years ago. 2. What does God tell Joshua several times as He prepares Him to march into the promised land? 3. What are 3 things need to be successful in God's kingdom? 4. What is the unlikely place that The Story of Jesus goes through, that is the beginning of the move into the promised land? 5. What does Joshua tell His people before they enter battle with the people of Cannan? 6. What are the two reasons for taking the promised land? Scripture • Joshua 1:6-9 Jos 11:1-5 Jos 6:1-5 • Joshua 2:1-3 Jos 8:1-2 • Jos 10:25 Jos 3:15-17

Country Ten Commandments

Country Folks Ten Commandments One God only ya'll No Idols Ya’ll don’t cuss anyone, anytime Go to Sunday meetin’and stay awhile Always Honor Ma and Pa Do not kill Cheatin' on your wife or someone else's is wrong Must Not Take others stuff Mustn’t Fib or Gossip Don’t get a Hankering for Friends Things

God's Top Ten

God's Top Ten Discussion Guide 10-14-2012 Text: Exodus 19:25 God's Top Ten Ex 19:25 So Moses went down to the people and told them Summary From the Beginning God has wanted to be close to His people. God requires holiness for us to have relationship with Him. Humans have historically been rebellious with God and have pushed God away from being close to them. Moses leads his people out of bondage, through the Red Sea as they head towards the land of milk and honey. God sets up His house with and makes provision for their sin temporarily. Discussion Questions 1. What are some ways God has worked to be a part of the lives of humans? 2. What do we call the rules that God has set up for us to abide by if we want to be with Him? 3. What relationships do the first 4 help us with? 4. What do the next 6 help us with? 5. Which individuals show us how sin is carried from on in each generation? 6. Wha t is the name for God's new home among them? 7. Where does God dwell today? 8. What is required to reconcile with God during this period? Scripture • Ex 19:23-25 Exodus 20:3-17 Ex 32:32-34 Lev 1:1-5 • 1 Co 3:16-17

"Move On"

Discussion Guide 10-7-2012 Text: Ex 3:16 I am indeed concerned about you and what has been done to you in Egypt. Summary Moses becomes the next character in God's Story. Again God, Chooses an unlikely candidate for His new leader. Moses was a murderer, fugitive, shepherd that lacks the ability to speak eloquently. God has determined it is time to leave Egypt and that Moses is the one to facilitate the withdrawal of the God's people from this foreign land that has enslaved them. God never forgets a promise Discussion Questions 1. Has your heart been tugged in such a way that thought it might time to move on? 2. What happens to nations that do not stay in touch with history? 3. What is the cause of the slavery in Egypt? 4. What is God's name and what does it mean? 5. Why is Moses an unlikely candidate? 6. What message did God have Moses and Aaron deliver to Pharaoh? 7. What was Pharaoh's response to Moses and Aaron concerning God? 8. What was the function of the plagues? 9. What other idols/gods were put down God's people made their way across the Red Sea Scripture Ex 1:8-22 Ge 15:13-15 Ex 3:2-6 Ex 4:1 Ex 5:1-2 Ex 7:2-5 Ex 8:18-19 Ex 10:7 Ex 12:31-32 Ex 12:35-36 Ex 14:5-31

God's use of The Plagues of Egypt