December 9, 2008

Disciple l-"Becoming Disciples Through Bible Study"

Lesson 11- God Punishes The People

Gathering and Prayer

Video Segment (20 Minutes) • Prepare to View Video

o Listen for the messages of hope and warning Discussion After Video

o "Both blessings and disasters are in the hands of the Lord." How do you respond to that statement? According to Second Kings, which gets the people's attention: blessings or disasters? Why? What is Jeremiah's response?

Scripture and Study Manual (25 Minutes)

Summarize in the assigned Scriptures warnings and words of hope given to Judah and Jerusalem.

· Group 1- Jeremiah 8;19;24;27

· Group 2 -Isaiah 28:1-30:18

What events in the assigned Scriptures led to the fall of Samaria and fall of Jerusalem?
· Group 3 - 2 Kings 17-20

· Group 4 - 2 Kings 21-25

Encounter The Word (25 Minutes)

Read Jer 24. What do you think the writer intended to say for God to those to whom it was written? What does this text have to say to the church in our day? If I took this passage seriously, what change would I have to make in my life?

Marks of Discipleship (20 Minutes)

o Disciples accept the consequences of their sinl seek forgivenessl look for healing and new opportunities for faithfulness.

Closing and Prayer

.:. Bible Study Schedule

· 12/16 - Lesson 12 God Restores the People

· 12/23 & 12/30 - Vacation

• 1/6 - Lesson 13 Songs of the Heart .:. Prayer Concerns

.:. Lesson 12

.:. Closing Prayer