REALLIFE
STUDY GROUP
“God’s
Chisel”
ICEBREAKER: What is the best or worst advise your dad,
mom, teacher, coach or guardian ever gave you?
OUTLINE: 17 Characteristics of This Age
1.
People
will be lovers of self; Selfish;
Self-focused
2.
People
will be covetous; Lovers of money
& possessions
3.
People
will be boasters; Deceivers,
Braggarts, Pretenders
4.
People
will be proud; Self-exalters,
conceited, arrogant
5.
People
will be blasphemers; Slanderers,
Insulting, Revilers
6.
People
will be disobedient to parents;
Refuse instruction
7.
People
will be unthankful; Ungrateful,
Unappreciative
8.
People
will be unholy; profane, indecent,
shameless, immodest
9.
People
will be without natural affection;
heartless, thrill-seekers
10.
People
will be trucebreakers; treacherous,
untrustworthy
11.
People
will be incontinent; undisciplined,
uncontrolled
12.
People
will be fierce; savage, untamed,
wild, unrestrained
13.
People
will be despisers those who are good;
Embarrassed to speak up for what it is right; An enemy to the good
14.
People
will want to fulfill their desires and
to satisfy their flesh
15.
People
will be traitors; Betrayers
16.
People
will be heady; Headstrong, Reckless,
Rash, Hasty
17.
People
will be lovers of pleasure more than
lovers of God
TEXT: 2 Timothy 3:1-9
STUDY GROUP QUESTIONS:
1.
What
emotions do you associate with father’s day? Explain.
2.
The
list above reflects the attitudes and lifestyles of the spirit of the age that
we live in. Give one practical example
from the world we live in. (Lovers of Money: Putting working and making money
ahead of spending time with God)
3.
In
order to raise our children with of the values of the
Kingdom of God identify the values that would be the opposite of those listed
above.
4.
How
did your parents react to the first romantic interest, or any of your dating
choices for that matter, in your life?
5.
How
do you think parenting or growing up today is different from the previous
generations? Give examples.
6.
What
are some specific ways that Christians can reach people that are not believers
without offending them even more or is it possible not to offend them?
7.
Can
you identify one item from the above list that you personally have had to allow
God to chisel from your life?