“He leadeth
me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake” KJV
Psalm 23:3b
1 Chronicles
15:25-29 – New International Version (NIV)
25 So David and the elders of Israel and the
commanders of units of a thousand went to bring up the ark of the covenant of
the Lord from the house of Obed-Edom, with rejoicing. 26 Because God had
helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord, seven bulls and seven rams were sacrificed. 27 Now David was clothed in a robe of fine linen, as
were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and as were the musicians, and
Kenaniah, who was in charge of the singing of the choirs. David also wore a
linen ephod. 28 So all Israel brought
up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with
shouts, with the sounding of rams’ horns and trumpets, and of cymbals, and the
playing of lyres and harps.
29 As the ark of the covenant of the Lord was entering the City of David, Michal
daughter of Saul watched from a window. And when she saw King David dancing and
celebrating, she despised him in her heart.
What did “David and the elders of Israel and the
commanders of the units of a thousand” go to bring from the house of
Obed-Edom “with rejoicing” (verse 25)?
Why were seven
bulls and seven rams sacrificed (verse 26)?
How was David
dressed (verse 27)?
What did all
Israel bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with (verse 28)?
When did Michal
despise King David in her heart (verse 29)?
In your opinion, what is the basic
message of this passage?
Luke 15:11-24 - New
International Version (NIV)
11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The
younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he
divided his property between them.
13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he
had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild
living. 14 After he had spent everything, there was a severe
famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. 15 So
he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his
fields to feed pigs. 16 He longed to fill his stomach with the
pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
17 “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my
father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18 I
will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned
against heaven and against you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be
called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ 20 So
he got up and went to his father.
“But
while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with
compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed
him.
21 “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven
and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
22 “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best
robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23 Bring
the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. 24 For
this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So
they began to celebrate.
What did the man
have (verse 11)?
What did the
younger son want (verse 12)?
How did the
younger squander his share of the wealth (verse 13)?
When did the
younger son begin “to be in need” (verse
14)?
What did a “citizen of that country” hire the
younger son to do (verse 15)?
What did people
give the younger son (verse 16)?
In your opinion,
what does Jesus mean by “when he came to
his senses” (verse 17)?
What does the
younger son plan to say to his father (verses 18 and 19)?
Where was the
younger son when his father saw him and “was
filled with compassion for him” (verse 20)?
In your opinion,
how was what the younger son accurate when he told his father “I have sinned against heaven and against
you. I am no longer worthy to be called
your son” (verse 21)?
What robe did the
father want for the younger son (verse 22)?
What were they
going to have a feast and do (verse 23)?
In your opinion,
why does Jesus show the younger son planning to say “make me like one of your hired servants” in verse 19 but the
father saying “for this son of mine was
dead and is alive again” in verse 24.
In your opinion, what is the basic message
of this passage?
In your opinion, how is David bringing the
ark of the covenant to Jerusalem in 1 Chronicles 15:25-29 similar to the
younger son coming home to the father in Luke 15:11-24?
Acts 9:1-19 - New
International Version (NIV)
1 Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats
against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest 2 and
asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any
there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as
prisoners to Jerusalem. 3 As he neared Damascus on his journey,
suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. 4 He fell to
the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”
5 “Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked.
“I
am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied. 6 “Now get up
and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
7 The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they
heard the sound but did not see anyone. 8 Saul got up from the
ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by
the hand into Damascus. 9 For three days he was blind, and did
not eat or drink anything.
10 In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord
called to him in a vision, “Ananias!”
“Yes,
Lord,” he answered.
11 The Lord told him, “Go to the house of Judas on Straight
Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. 12 In
a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to
restore his sight.”
13 “Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard many reports about
this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people in Jerusalem. 14 And
he has come here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call
on your name.”
15 But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen
instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the
people of Israel. 16 I will show him how much he must suffer
for my name.”
17 Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his
hands on Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on
the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be
filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18 Immediately, something like
scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was
baptized, 19 and after taking some food, he regained his
strength.
Who was Saul breathing out “murderous threats against” (verse 1)?
What did Saul want to do with “any who belonged to the Way” (verse 2)?
Where was Saul
when “suddenly a light from heaven
flashed around him” (verse 3)?
Who said “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me” (verses
4 & 5)?
Where is Saul to go to be told what to do
(verse 6)?
In your opinion, why did the men traveling
with Saul not see anyone (verse 7)?
How long was Saul blind and not eating or
drinking (verse 9)?
How did the Lord call Ananias (verse 10)?
What did the Lord tell Ananias that Saul
was doing (verse 11)?
What did Saul see in the vision that he
had (verse 12)?
What had Ananias heard (verse 13)?
Who does the Lord tell Ananias that Saul
is (verse 15)?
What is the Lord going to show Saul (verse
16)?
How does Ananias address Saul (verse 17)?
What happened when Ananias placed his
hands on Saul (verse 18)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message
of this passage?
In your opinion, how is the younger son in
Luke 15:11-24 coming “to his senses” similar
to Saul having “something like scales” fall
from his eyes in Acts 9:1-19?
In
your opinion, how is David, who danced as the arc of the covenant was taken to
Jerusalem in 1 Chronicles 15:2-29, similar to Saul, who traveled the road to
Damascus with a letter from the high priest in Acts 9:1-19; and how are they
different?
Romans 1:1-6 –
New International Version (NIV)
1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an
apostle and set apart for the gospel of God— 2 the gospel he
promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures 3 regarding
his Son, who as to his earthly life was a descendant of David, 4 and
who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power by his
resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord. 5 Through
him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience
that comes from faith for his name’s sake. 6 And you also are
among those Gentiles who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.
What is Paul called to be (verse 1)?
What is Paul set apart for (verse 1)?
When and how did God promise the gospel (verse
2)?
Who was Jesus in “his earthly life” (verse 3)?
By what was Jesus appointed the Son of God
in power (verse 4)?
In your opinion, what does Paul mean when
he says the obedience that comes from
faith for his name’s sake” (verse 5)?
Who were the Romans that Paul was writing
to (verse 6)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message
of this passage?
In your opinion, what
does it mean for us that Paul, who in Romans 1:1-6 says that he “received grace and apostleship to call all
the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith for his name’s sake” was
Saul who in Acts 9:1-19 before meeting Christ on the road to Damascus “breathed out murderous threats against the
Lord’s disciples”?
In your opinion, how
is the “obedience that comes from faith” that
Paul refers to in Romans 1:1-6 demonstrated by the younger son in Jesus parable
of Luke 15:11-24 when he came to his senses and recognized that he had “sinned against heaven and against you” and
decided to go back to his father?
In your opinion, how
is David, who danced before the ark of the covenant in 1 Chronicles 15:25-29,
similar to Paul, who says in Romans 1:1-6 that he is to “call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith for his
name’s sake”?
In your opinion, what do these passages
from 1 Chronicles, Luke, Acts and Romans teach us about today’s passage from Psalm
23, “He leadeth me in paths of
righteousness for his names sake”?
In your opinion, what
do these passages help us to understand about coming home to our Father?
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