REALLIFE
STUDY GROUP
“From Zero To
Hero”
Part 1 - Courage
ICEBREAKER: What is your favorite
television sitcom of all times?
(Good
Times, The Brady Bunch, The Beverly Hillbillies, I love Lucy, The Cosby show,
Andy Griffith, 7th Heaven, King of Queens, Everybody Loves Raymond, Friends,
Seinfeld, Happy Days…)
OUTLINE: People of Courage Principles
People of Courage…
1.
Don’t
allow fear to speak to them or through them
2.
Ultimately
never give up, they always eventually stand up & speak up
3.
See
beyond the probabilities to the possibilities
4.
Make
split second decisions to do heroic acts but the preparation often takes a
lifetime
5.
Never
look to the polls for the answers, they look in the soul for the answers
6.
Are
usually not people with extraordinary ability but rather ordinary people with
extra-ordinary availability
DEFINITIONS
Courage: CHAZAQ (Hebrew) To show
one’s self strong, to be resolute, to encourage, to withstand, to restore,
rebuild, repair, to join to, tie fast, to seize, to adhere, to bind, to gird.
Strong: AMATS
(Hebrew) To be fixed in mind, strong in mind, to be
alert, agile, quick, energetic, brave, bold, determined, solid, superior to.
TEXT: Joshua 1:1-9, Judges 6:1-12
STUDY GROUP QUESTIONS:
1.
Tell
the group in your opinion who is the most courageous person from history
besides Jesus Christ, that is no longer living and why? (Of course Jesus is
still alive)
2.
What
is the greatest fear you face right now for your nation, family and/or self?
3.
What
is the biggest challenge you have faced in your life?
4.
Name
one thing in your life that you have allowed or presently allow fear to speak
through you about and what would fear like you to say right now about that
situation?
5.
When
was the last time you said, ‘alright that’s it I quit’ but knew you were just
blowing off steam when you said it?
6.
Courage
speaks of laminating itself or joining itself to someone or something,
specifically God. So how do you make
your connection with God stronger?
7.
Who
in your life do you think God has called you to be a hero or leader to and how
will you accomplish that calling?