REALLIFE STUDY GROUP

“Weapons of Our Warfare”

 

ICEBREAKER:  What is the significance of your name?  (Were you named after someone in your family, does it have a special meaning.)  And if you could have chosen your own name, what might it have been?

 

TEXT:  The Blood:  Revelations 12:11, 1 Peter 2:24; The Name:  Proverbs 18:10; Isaiah 50:10, Psalms 20:7; The Word:  John 1:1, 2 Timothy 3:16-17

 

STUDY GROUP QUESTIONS:

1.     Can you name any of the seven places Jesus bled from?

2.     Each place that Jesus bled was symbolic of something he purchased for us.  Can you tell the symbolism of one or two of the seven places Jesus bled from?

3.     What was the significance of a name in Bible times?

4.     Why is it important that we know the name of our God?

5.     The Word is a weapon we must use to wield, read Psalm 20:1-9 on the back of this sheet of paper then answer the following questions:

a.     Go through the psalm and put a circle around every word that has something to do with trouble, need, or help.

b.     What are the Lord’s promises in this psalm?

c.     Are there any conditions that need to be met in order for the promises to be fulfilled?

d.     According to this psalm, what sets a person securely on high or in a place of security above the circumstances of a situation?

e.     On what basis can we set up banners of victory?

f.      What does the answer to question 5 tell you about the name of God?

g.     Why are they boasting in the name of the Lord?

h.     What does “horses and chariots” mean?

i.       Can you remember a time when you trusted in “horses and chariots”? What was the result in your life?

j.      Can you remember a time when you boasted in the name of the Lord?  What was the result?

 

 

 

 

Psalm 20 (New International Version, ©2011)

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1 May the LORD answer you when you are in distress;
   may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
2 May he send you help from the sanctuary
   and grant you support from Zion.
3 May he remember all your sacrifices
   and accept your burnt offerings.[b]
4 May he give you the desire of your heart
   and make all your plans succeed.
5 May we shout for joy over your victory
   and lift up our banners in the name of our God.

May the LORD grant all your requests.

6 Now this I know:
   The LORD gives victory to his anointed.
He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary
   with the victorious power of his right hand.
7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
   but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
8 They are brought to their knees and fall,
   but we rise up and stand firm.
9 LORD, give victory to the king!
   Answer us when we call!