This video is for the first week of January:
It is helpful if you can print out the timeline for everyone to look at as I run through it. It is one of the tabs in the menu and can also be found here here.
Print the discussion questions here.
Discussion Questions:
1. Why did you choose to read through the Bible this year?Â
2. What do you hope to get out of it?Â
3. Have you read the whole Bible before? How familiar are you with it?Â
4. In the video, Kim talked about God’s feelings. Have you ever thought about God having feelings? Identify from the list below what emotions you think God feels in the stories of the Bible. Which of these emotions are easy for you to imagine God having? (Keep this list; we will refer to it throughout the year.)
- Abandoned
- Accepted
- Affectionate
- Alienated
- Amazed
- Amused
- Angry
- Annoyed
- Astonished
- Calm
- Confident
- Considerate
- Concerned
- Delighted
- Determined
- Disappointed
- Disgusted
- Disrespected
- Eager
- Ecstatic
- Energetic
- Enraged
- Excited
- Frustrated
- Fulfilled
- Heartbroken
- Hopeful
- Hostile
- Hurt
- Ignored
- Important
- Interested
- Intimate
- Jealous
- Joyful
- Lonely
- Loving
- Misunderstood
- Moved
- Offended
- Open
- Playful
- Powerful
- Proud
- Rejected
- Sad
- Satisfied
- Sorrowful
- Tolerant
- Unappreciated
5. Kim talked about God being fully, emotionally present in the moment even though He knows the future. If this is true, how do you think God views your suffering?
6. Kim says that we see expressions of God in creation, and these expressions show his desire to be known. If God desires to be known through creation, what does creation teach us about God? How have you experienced God through creation?
7. Up to this point, what do you think has been the most pivotal moment in your walk of faith?
8. What do you think will be your greatest challenge in attempting to read the whole Bible this year?
Whole Bible Challenge 