REALLIFE
STUDY GROUP
Topic:
“The
Quiet Game”
ICEBREAKER: Tell us
about a time you had to keep a secret and how hard was it for you?
OUTLINE: Results
of the Quiet Game
1.
Conflict without Resolution
2.
Generosity without Reciprocity
3.
Vulnerability without Reconciliation
4.
Work without rest
5.
Promises without Fulfillment
6.
Condemnation without Salvation
TEXT: 2 Samuel
STUDY
GROUP QUESTIONS:
1.
What are some of the things that we are told
to never talk about in public?
2.
What is the silent treatment and what are some
the reasons
that we do it?
3.
Have you ever given someone you really care
about the silent
treatment and how
did it work? In other words do you
recommend it as a regular practice?
4.
Why do we not want to be the first one to
break the silence?
5.
In the Bible David gives his son Absalom the
silent treatment.
Why did
Absalom receive this treatment and how did he respond to his father?
6.
According to Psalm 32 what are some of the
things that can
happen to us
when we give God the silent treatment?
7.
How did god break the silence between God and
man?
8.
What stops you from talking about the stuff
you don’t
talk about?
9.
What
are some of the questions in your life you would like
answers to? Questions like: Why can’t we talk about money?
Why don’t
you hug me anymore? Why can’t you
forgive me?
Are going
to leave me too? Can we talk about
household chores? When are you going to
quit drinking?