REALLIFE STUDY GROUP

“The Person of Protection”

 

ICEBREAKER: Name someone you think needs a body guard and why

 

DEFINITION: To Know (Hebrew: “Yadah”) To recognize, To consider, To know by experience, To be skillful in, To perceive, To be intimately acquainted with

 

OUTLINE:  God’s Covenant Promises

1.    Deliverance (From Traps and Attacks)

2.    Covering

3.    Truth shall be your defense (Your Shield and Buckler)

4.    Favor (No Evil)

5.    Angelic protection

6.    Position and Status (He will set you up high)

7.    Answers (When you call)

8.    Comforting Companionship (In the time of trouble)

9.    Honor

10.Satisfaction (Long Life)

11.Salvation

 

TEXT:  Psalm 91 (Amplified) www.biblegateway.com , Psalm 34

 

STUDY GROUP QUESTIONS:

1.    Last week we talked about our responsibility and this week we’re talking about God’s responsibility in Psalm 91.  First God says He will deliver us from hidden snares and traps.  What do you think is one of the biggest traps Satan lays for believers?

a.    PrideI don’t need anybody

b.   Selfishness… I’m too busy to give or to serve anybody or anything else right now

c.    Unforgiveness… I’m not ready to let the offense go yet

d.   Lust… I want what I want and I want it now

e.    Procrastination… I will obey God someday

f.     _______________________________________________

2.    God’s covering happens when we are symbolically willing to crawl up under God’s wing next to His heart.  What do you think is one of the biggest things on God’s heart right now?

a.    Injustice

b.   The Homeless and the poor

c.    Souls

d.   Fruitfulness

e.    ________________________________________________

3.    If God were to stand up for you and defend you in an area of your life, because He is the only one that truly knows your real motives and desires, what would you like Him to say on your behalf?

a.    You wouldn’t think that if you knew _________ like I do

b.   Don’t mess with __________, he’s my friend

c.    His/her motives were right even if his/her methods were wrong

d.   ___________________________________________________________________

4.    In what area of your life right now could you use the favor of God?

5.    Can anyone in the group tell us of a time when God may have used an angel to protect you, a friend or a family member?

6.    If you could ask God one question what would it be?

7.    In what area of your life are you least content and in what area are most content because God promises to satisfy your life?