Session 4: Kingdoms of the World

• What to Share:

  • Something in your life that is growing well

    • Means: Share something that is going well, went well, or felt like flourishing from the previous week that you want to give thanks to God for.

  • And/or Something that’s wilting

    • Means: Share about a situation that is not going well or is discouraging from the previous week that you need God’s help with.

Remember to pay attention to the person on your right and take notes if necessary, because you will be praying for them.

Reflection Questions:

• Considering the homework activities from the previous week, share an answer to one of the following questions.  You do not have to have had a profound theological experience.  The practice of paying attention and sharing our experience is valuable in and of itself. 

  • What did you come to know about God?

  • What did God call you to?

  • What did you see that you hadn’t seen before?

  • What surprised you?

  • What troubled you?

  • Where do you go from here?

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• Video: Fill in the Blank

• Discussion Question:

  • Why is it harder to trust in God when we’re surrounded by others than when we are alone?

  • Can you think of examples of good kings or rulers from history? What is it about those kings and rulers that makes them “good”?

  • Can you think of a time when you received an extravagant blessing from someone? Would you be willing/able to pass that kind of blessing on to someone else? Why or why not?

• Verse: 2 Chronicles 10:1-11

• Questions For Discussion:

  • What detail stood out to you and why?

  • What do you wonder about this passage?

  • When was the last time you were in a position to show mercy and what did you do?

  • What is the Good News in this passage?

  • What does this passage reveal about how God sees creation?

  • How does this passage call creation to respond to God?

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