It's Complicated(S1) : WK 2 - GROUP GUIDE
on March 8th, 2025
INTRODUCTIONThe following is a guide to help facilitate discussion between you and the person you’re studying with or with your Connect Group. Feel free to add, subtract, or change questions to fit the conversation, and pray for the Spirit to lead in all things.OPEN QUESTIONSFamilies can be complicated things at times. Share with the group your family dynamic (siblings, parents, relationships), al... Read More
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It's Complicated(S1) : WK 2 - FRI
on March 7th, 2025
(1 Samuel 16:8)Then Jesse told his son Abinadab to step forward and walk in front of Samuel. But Samuel said, “This is not the one the Lord has chosen.” 9 Next Jesse summoned Shimea, but Samuel said, “Neither is this the one the Lord has chosen.” 10 In the same way all seven of Jesse’s sons were presented to Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen any of these.” 11 Then Samuel a... Read More
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It's Complicated(S1) : WK 2 - THU
on March 6th, 2025
(1 Samuel 16:7)But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”8 Then Jesse told his son Abinadab to step forward and walk in front of Samuel. But Samuel said, “This is not the one the Lord has chosen.” 9 Next Jesse summoned Shimea, ... Read More
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It's Complicated(S1) : WK 2 - WED
on March 5th, 2025
(Psalm 21)For the choir director: A psalm of David.1 How the king rejoices in your strength, O Lord! He shouts with joy because you give him victory.2 For you have given him his heart’s desire; you have withheld nothing he requested. Interlude3 You welcomed him back with success and prosperity. You placed a crown of finest gold on his head.4 He asked you to preserve his life, and you g... Read More
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It's Complicated(S1) : WK 2 - TUE
on March 4th, 2025
(1 Samuel 16:2 )But Samuel asked, “How can I do that? If Saul hears about it, he will kill me.”“Take a heifer with you,” the Lord replied, “and say that you have come to make a sacrifice to the Lord. 3 Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you which of his sons to anoint for me.”Interesting. Is God telling Samuel to be deceitful? Or is it just a practical reality at this point in the stor... Read More
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It's Complicated(S1) : WK 2 - MON
on March 3rd, 2025
(1 Samuel: 16)Now the Lord said to Samuel, “You have mourned long enough for Saul. I have rejected him as king of Israel, so fill your flask with olive oil and go to Bethlehem. Find a man named Jesse who lives there, for I have selected one of his sons to be my king.”Jesse belongs to the tribe of Judah and appears in 1 Samuel as a civic leader in the town of Bethlehem. Jesse was also the son of Ob... Read More
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