Author: Main Office

May 20, 2018
In what ways do you view God’s Word as useful? How confident are you in the Bible’s ability to speak into any part of your life?
2. Has there been a particular season of life when the Bible was the most meaningful to you? Describe that time.
3. Verse 16 teaches that all Scripture is God-breathed. What does this imply about the Bible’s truthfulness and its reliability?
4. How does the idea that Scripture is God breathed help you understand what it means that the Bible is inspired? What would change if you didn’t believe Scripture was divinely inspired?
How does knowing that God inspired the Bible impact the way you use it to guide your life?
5. How has the Bible proven to be profitable for you in the areas Paul listed here?
6. Do you notice a change in those areas when you don’t actively study or meditate on God’s Word?
How can you use this realization to spur yourself on toward reading Scripture more faithfully?
7. Peter is adamant that the writings of Scripture came from God. Why does it matter whether the Scriptures came from God or man?
8. What picture was Peter painting when he referred to the “morning star” in verse 19 and what or who does this refer to?
What did Peter challenge us to do while we wait for the morning star to dawn?
9. What role did the Holy Spirit play in the development of Scripture?
How does His role speak to its validity today?
10. Verse 19 instructs those who read the Scriptures to “pay close attention” to them.
Do you consider yourself to be one who pays close attention to the Word of God? If not, what needs to change?
11. What is one thing that distracts you from daily studying the Word of God? Is that thing more valuable than the rewards that come from spending time in Scripture?
What habits or routines need to change for you to make Bible study a priority?
12. What can our group do to help one another maintain a life-changing respect for what the Bible says?
Prayer Requests

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May 20, 2018 The Trustworthiness of God’s Word
2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:16-21
What do I need to do with what I’ve heard today?

GROWTH GROUP HOMEWORK

Thinking things through

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