Proverbs 21:1-31 - Solomon's Wisdom
1. What sort of things do you crave?
2. What themes run through the proverbs in this chapter? (21:1-31)
3. What did Solomon say about marriage? (21:9, 19)
4. According to Solomon, how can punishment benefit a person? (21:11)
5. What's wrong with loving pleasure and wine? (21:17)
6. What promise is there for the person who pursues righteousness and love? (21:21)
7. What did Solomon say about cravings? (21:25-26)
8. How are our plans affected by God's will? (21:30-31)
9. When do people often rationalize sinful behavior?
10. What is the purpose of pleasure?
11. How should we enjoy pleasure?
12. When is it hard for you to guard what you say?
13. When can you take time this week to reexamine your motives?
14. In what way can you pursue righteousness and love?
Monday, June 29, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
Proverbs 31:1-31 - The Noble Wife
Proverbs 31:1-31 - The Noble Wife
1. Why do you think physical beauty is so important to people?
2. What makes a good marriage work?
3. What is a noble wife worth? (31:10)
4. What type of person do the last two-thirds of this chapter concern? (31:10-31)
5. In what tasks does the noble wife engage? (31:13-27)
6. How does the noble wife's family respond to her? (31:28)
7. What is deceptive and fleeting? (31:30)
8. What can we do to encourage wives and mothers in their God-given responsibilities?
9. How is charm deceptive?
10. Why is it important to keep in mind the fact that physical beauty is fleeting?
11. How can you recognize the importance of inner beauty?
12. What is one God-given role or responsibility (whether that of a wife or something else) you can devote to God's service?
13. How can you show appreciation to your mother or wife for her hard work and wisdom?
1. Why do you think physical beauty is so important to people?
2. What makes a good marriage work?
3. What is a noble wife worth? (31:10)
4. What type of person do the last two-thirds of this chapter concern? (31:10-31)
5. In what tasks does the noble wife engage? (31:13-27)
6. How does the noble wife's family respond to her? (31:28)
7. What is deceptive and fleeting? (31:30)
8. What can we do to encourage wives and mothers in their God-given responsibilities?
9. How is charm deceptive?
10. Why is it important to keep in mind the fact that physical beauty is fleeting?
11. How can you recognize the importance of inner beauty?
12. What is one God-given role or responsibility (whether that of a wife or something else) you can devote to God's service?
13. How can you show appreciation to your mother or wife for her hard work and wisdom?
Monday, June 15, 2009
Proverbs 23:1-35 - Build Strong Families
Proverbs 23:1-35 - Build Strong Families
1. What methods of punishment (for example, spanking or time out) did your parents use when you were growing up?
2. What is deceptive? (23:1-3)
3. What themes are developed in these sayings of the wise? (23:1-35)
4. Why should we not withhold discipline from children? (23:13-14)
5. What did the author encourage the reader to do? (23:17-18)
6. How should we treat our parents? Why? (23:22-25)
7. What was the author's advice concerning alcohol? Why? (23:29-35)
8. If riches are fleeting, why do people strive so hard to acquire them?
9. How is being stingy with respect to your possessions as bad as wearing yourself out pursuing riches?
10. Why would a parent withhold discipline from his or her child?
11. How could disciplining a child save him or her from death?
12. Why should we be wary of alcohol?
13. What do you want to change or improve about the way you discipline your children?
1. What methods of punishment (for example, spanking or time out) did your parents use when you were growing up?
2. What is deceptive? (23:1-3)
3. What themes are developed in these sayings of the wise? (23:1-35)
4. Why should we not withhold discipline from children? (23:13-14)
5. What did the author encourage the reader to do? (23:17-18)
6. How should we treat our parents? Why? (23:22-25)
7. What was the author's advice concerning alcohol? Why? (23:29-35)
8. If riches are fleeting, why do people strive so hard to acquire them?
9. How is being stingy with respect to your possessions as bad as wearing yourself out pursuing riches?
10. Why would a parent withhold discipline from his or her child?
11. How could disciplining a child save him or her from death?
12. Why should we be wary of alcohol?
13. What do you want to change or improve about the way you discipline your children?
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Proverbs 29:1-27 - Manage Anger
Proverbs 29:1-27 - Manage Anger
1. What gets you mad?
2. Why do you think crime is increasing in our society?
3. What fate awaits the person who is stubborn, or stiff-necked? (29:1)
4. What characters did Solomon talk about in these proverbs? (29:1-27)
5. How did Solomon distinguish between the wicked, the wise, and the foolish? (29:1-27)
6. What damage does a flatterer do? (29:5)
7. How do the fool and the wise person deal with anger? (29:11)
8. When do people cast off restraint? (29:18)
9. What did Solomon say about the person who speaks in haste? (29:20)
10. From where do we get justice? (29:26)
11. Why will people be stubborn even when they know they are wrong?
12. How do you vent your anger and frustration?
13. What is the right way to deal with anger?
14. When do we usually speak without thinking?
15. How can we be responsible and not hasty with our words?
16. How can you better manage the way in which you deal with or express anger?
1. What gets you mad?
2. Why do you think crime is increasing in our society?
3. What fate awaits the person who is stubborn, or stiff-necked? (29:1)
4. What characters did Solomon talk about in these proverbs? (29:1-27)
5. How did Solomon distinguish between the wicked, the wise, and the foolish? (29:1-27)
6. What damage does a flatterer do? (29:5)
7. How do the fool and the wise person deal with anger? (29:11)
8. When do people cast off restraint? (29:18)
9. What did Solomon say about the person who speaks in haste? (29:20)
10. From where do we get justice? (29:26)
11. Why will people be stubborn even when they know they are wrong?
12. How do you vent your anger and frustration?
13. What is the right way to deal with anger?
14. When do we usually speak without thinking?
15. How can we be responsible and not hasty with our words?
16. How can you better manage the way in which you deal with or express anger?
Monday, June 1, 2009
John 9:1-12 - Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
John 9:1-12 - Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
1. In what way would being blind change your life?
2. What question did Jesus' disciples ask Him about the blind man's condition? (9:2)
3. Why had this man been born blind? (9:3)
4. What question did the blind man's neighbors ask him? (9:10)
5. What did the man's neighbors want to know? (9:12)
6. How do our sins affect us physically or emotionally?
7. Through what disability or weakness can you glorify God?
8. What work has God given you to do while you still have time?
9. In what way has God healed you?
10. In what ways are we spiritually blind?
11. How did your family and friends respond when you put your faith in Christ?
12. For what healing in your life will you praise God today?
1. In what way would being blind change your life?
2. What question did Jesus' disciples ask Him about the blind man's condition? (9:2)
3. Why had this man been born blind? (9:3)
4. What question did the blind man's neighbors ask him? (9:10)
5. What did the man's neighbors want to know? (9:12)
6. How do our sins affect us physically or emotionally?
7. Through what disability or weakness can you glorify God?
8. What work has God given you to do while you still have time?
9. In what way has God healed you?
10. In what ways are we spiritually blind?
11. How did your family and friends respond when you put your faith in Christ?
12. For what healing in your life will you praise God today?
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