REALLIFE STUDY GROUP

“Living Outside God’s Order”

ICEBREAKER:

What were some of the rules in your home when you were growing up? Were there any rules that didn’t seem fair?

TEXT:

Psalm 37:23

Psalm 149:4

STUDY GROUP QUESTIONS:

1. If the word “beauty” in Hebrew also means order, which of your features need a spiritual extreme make-over?

a. Eyes; spiritual blindness & wrong perceptions

b. Lips; deceptive loose lips

c. Ears; spiritual deafness

d. Facelift; negative outlook, constant frown

e. Tummy tuck; spiritually fat but no fruit

f. __________________________________

g. Nose; No Discernment

2. In what areas of your life is God requiring more order?

a. Relationships

b. Devotional Life

c. Thought life

d. Financial Accountability

e. Time Management (work, play, rest…)

f. _________________________________

3. Which of the following types of disorder describe where an

“out of order” sign could be hung in your life?

a. Soda Machine: No Refreshing

b. Elevator: No Rest (Life is hard…must take stairs)

c. Bathroom: No Relief

d. ATM: No Resources

e. Telephone: No Reciprocity (Communion with God)

4. Why is it so hard for us to allow God to order our steps…I mean who does He think He is to make rules for me?