REALLIFE STUDY GROUP
“Order in the
House”
ICEBREAKER: Describe something that you have made, built,
put together, created or repaired with your own hands.
CONFESSION: My steps are ordered of
the Lord. I believe 2012 is going to be
the year of God’s perfecting order in every area of my life. I surrender to God’s organization plan for my
life, my dreams, my work, my family, my finances, my schedule and my
relationships. I surrender the clutter
for the better. I surrender the
confusion for His direction. I surrender
the disorganization for His preparation.
DEFINITION:
ORDER:
(Hebrew) ARAK
1.
to
arrange, set or put or lay in order, set in array, prepare, order, ordain,
handle, furnish, esteem, equal, direct, compare
2.
to
compare, be comparable
ORDER:
(Hebrew) KUWN
1.
prepared,
ordered, established, ready, right, fixed, set, confirmed
2.
to
confirm, establish or maintain
3.
to
direct or aim as a weapon, an arrow, to turn one’s mind
4.
to
constitute or appoint
5.
to
set up, erect, strengthen
6.
to
found as a sanctuary
7.
to
create, to form
8.
to
set upright as a throne
9.
to
found as a city
10. to prepare, make ready
as food
OUTLINE: Array,
order, prepare, expert, value, compare, direct, equal, estimate, furnish,
ordain
Psalm
23:5 – “Thou PREPAREST a table before me in
the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head
with oil; my cup runneth over.”
Psalm
5:3 – “My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I DIRECT
[my prayer] unto thee, and will look up.”
Psalm
78:19 – “Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can
God FURNISH a table in the wilderness?”
Psalm
89:6 – “For who in the heavens can be COMPARED unto the LORD? [Who] among the sons of the mighty can be
likened unto the LORD?”
Psalm
132:17 – “There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ORDAINED a
lamp for mine anointed.”
Isaiah 44:7 – “And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it,
and SET IT IN ORDER for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and
the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew
unto them.”
Job
37:19 – “Teach us what we shall say unto him; [for] we cannot ORDER [our
speech] by reason of darkness.”
Jeremiah
6:23 – “They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they [are] cruel, and have no
mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they
ride upon horses, SET IN ARRAY as men for war against thee, O daughter
of Zion.”
Jeremiah
46:3 – “ORDER ye the buckler and shield, and
draw near to battle.”
Joel
2:5 – “Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap,
like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the
stubble, as a strong people SET IN BATTLE ARRAY.”
TEXT: Proverbs 16:9 (KJV); Psalm 37:23
STUDY GROUP QUESTIONS:
1.
Which
of the following describes you?
a.
Dot
every “i” and cross every “t”
b.
It
looks like a mess, but I have a system;
c.
Okay,
so I’m a pack rat
d.
I
can’t find anything; I’m a wreck
e.
Everything
has a place and is color coded
2.
What
part of your life could you use a good dose of God’s order?
3.
Of
the following, which would be most difficult for you to trust God with? Explain.
a.
Checkbook
b.
Calendar
c.
Journal
or Diary
d.
Contact
Book
e.
Facebook
f.
Photo
Album
4.
If
God were to more effectively direct the aim or direction of your praying, how
would your prayers change?
5.
How
do you feel when things are in disarray or completely disorganized?
6.
As
soon as I get my life in order I’m going to __________.
PRAISE & PRAYER REQUESTS:
ACTION POINT: The first thing I’m going to reorganize and
put in order this year is __________.