Something spiritual for a change
I haven’t really posted much in regards to spiritual topics so I thought of my recent Bible Talks I’ve written. Bible Talk is supposed to be just a group of friends hanging out. The leader just needs to guide the discussion to remain on topic. Once people start throwing out stories it can easily move in weird directions. The leader tactfully brings it back around. So grab a Bible and look up these verses. Be a little familiar with it and prepare you own stories so it gives time for other people to think of something to share. This is one I entitled Promises, Promises. Please let me know if you looked up the verses yourself and what you thought of it.
Promises, Promises
How would you explain to a child what a promise is?
How would you explain a broken promise? Would you call some of them lies?
What kind of promises have people made to you?
- Wedding vows
- Boss: “This should be really easy. It should only take a few hours.”
- Kids: “If you buy me this, I promise I won’t complain about chores.”
- Spouse: “Ill take out the trash in a minute.” “I’ll clean the bathroom this weekend.”
What promises have people broken?
All of them!!
Why do we make promises?
- Make others feel good.
- Make ourselves feel good.
- Manipulate someone else to do something.
- Get out of trouble. “God if you do this, I’ll go to church every Sunday.”
Here are some promises that God makes to us in the Bible. (Assign each verse to someone and have read one after the other)
John 15:7, Mark 11:24, I Cor 10:13, II Peter 1:4, Romans 8:28, Matthew 11:28-30
What do you think about all those? Do you believe or don’t believe them?
What makes them powerful?
- God said them
What makes them weak?
- We feel like God breaks them
Genesis 15:1-7 God promises Abraham a family
Genesis 16:1-3 Abraham tries to make it happen his own way
Genesis 16:4-6 I just threw this in there… Maybe we can talk about it next time.
Genesis 17:15-16 He’s 99, still no kids, what about that mighty nation God promised?
Genesis 18:9-12 Again with the kids, will it ever happen?
Genesis 21:1-3 Finally, God fulfills his promise. Hey, remember the promise of Kings? What’s up with that?
Matthew 1:2, 16 How powerful is that? God took how many years to fulfill his promise to Abraham. Abraham asked for a son, God gave him a King, and us a Savior and more.
Remember all the promises we read? They are all true. They may take some time for us to mature and eventually believe, but they are all true!!
II Corinthians 1:20 In fact there are many more promises. Get together with some others to find out what they are.
I was there for this one (@ his workplace Bible Talk), and this one was really cool. Can’t wait for the diet one… ;->
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