In our greatest grief, God has provided at King, Jesus. How does the gospel address your greatest griefs? How have you see in the truth of the gospel give you hope to carry one in life?  God chooses to flip the way we see the world on its head. Man sees appearance but God sees the heart. What mistakes do you make in assessing what God appears to be doing in your life, church, and the world? How do you personally value appearance over the hidden purposes of God?    How did the Spirit unveil to you the truth [...]

How is sin an act of self worship? What monuments of self worship do you have in your life? What sin you do serve because you believe it makes you most happy? How have you been guilty of spiritualizing your sin? What specific sins have you refused to repent of because you think they are beneficial for yourself and others spiritually?  How do you seek to protect yourself in your sin? What excuses do you make for your sin? Who do you blame the most for your sin?  How would you describe self-centered repentance? Have you ever been [...]

When I am king my desires become law. To not get what you want is sin. How do you make your desires the law in you home, work, friendships? How have you seen you sin be deplete others?  When Jesus is King his love is the law. How does Jesus sacrificial love empower you to love others? How have you seen others serve and replenish you so that you are able to love and serve others more? When I am kings God’s provisions become a curse. How can we see community, the word of God, and the gospel [...]

One of the ways God judges His people is by removing His word from our presence.  How can this happen in the life of a church? How can this happen in the life of someone who rejects Jesus?  Have you ever felt this in your own life? What is the appropriate response? When the word of God is present (preached / read / studied / memorized) God is present by His Spirit. How can you work to be more present before the word of God?  Are there strategies for avoiding technology that we can use to be more [...]

The priests had empty their role in Israel of any meaning by serving themselves instead of God and others. What ways have you empty your life of meaning by using this life and what God has given for yourself and not God and others? What are the gifts that you tend to think exist for you and not God? What things to you seem to horde to yourself instead of using them for others? The priests had devolved into empty worship by handling the things of God with no reverence for God. Are there activities that you do [...]

How do we boast in the Lord? What specific ways do we champion the Lord? (Be practical and specific / worship testimonies) What strengths do you have that cause you to forget the Lord? How have your weaknesses reminded you of the Lord? How have you sought to be satisfied in temporary created things as opposed to seeking to be ultimately happy in God? In what ways do you see yourself as the giver of life? How are you convinced that you provide for yourself and forget God is your provider How have you seen God guide your [...]