Bible Study - WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? The White Flag and Red Flags

Sermon-Based Bible Study –February 7, 2021
  1. What is something God has done for you that you are thankful for or are celebrating? How have you experienced God’s love and faithfulness this week?
  2. Where are you experiencing stress, anxiety or discouragement? How would you like to see God move in your life or in the life of someone close to you?
  3. What did you hear in this week’s sermon that was new or particularly interesting? Did anything stand out to you as puzzling or troubling?
  4. Read 1 Samuel 24:2-7.  Have you ever let “circumstances lining up,” like they seem to be for David in this passage, trump your conscience when it came to making an important decision?  What happened?
  5. What would you say is the difference between your “heart” and your “conscience”?  What is the role of the conscience when it comes to making important decisions?  Why do you think Andy Stanley suggests that we “pay attention to the tension” when it comes to making better decisions?
  6. Read Romans 2:14-15.  Why do you think God created us with a conscience?  What do you think the primary function of our conscience is?  Do you think of the conscience as something like your liver or kidneys that just knows what to do and does it without any conscious effort or instruction?  Why?
  7. Read Titus 1:15 and 1 Timothy 1:19 and 4:2.  Chris said that our conscience can be a guide in discerning right from wrong and good from evil.  How reliable is the conscience when it comes to discerning right from wrong and making good decisions?  What are some things these passages suggest will compromise the proper functioning of our consciences?
  8. Read Matthew 5:23-24 and Hebrews 10:20-22.  What do these passages suggest we should do if we have a guilty conscience? 
  9. Read Acts 24:16 and 1 Timothy 1:5.  Why do you think scripture emphasizes keeping and having a clear conscience?
  10. What is a simple, next step you could take in obedience to what the Spirit is saying to you through this time in the Word?  Who would benefit, or be interested in hearing about what you’ve learned in this study