June: Divided Kingdom (Part 1)

This is for the end of June:

If you are doing this with a group, see a fun idea here.

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Discussion Questions:

1. Which of these works of Solomon are you most drawn to? Why? (He wrote much of Proverbs and all of Ecclesiastes and Song of Solomon)

2. Which story did you enjoy most this month?

3. Rehoboam follows the advice of his peers, and he and his descendants suffer for it. Who do you get advice from? (1 Kings 12)

4. Solomon had personal encounters with God and was the wisest man who ever lived, but he still got depressed and felt lost. Why do you think this happened?

5. The people used what God had given them to worship the other gods.  What does God give us that we use to betray Him?

6. Elijah had a great spiritual high at Mt. Carmel, but right afterwards he was so depressed he wanted to die. Why do you think spiritual highs are often followed by depression? 

7. Elisha asks woman, “What do you have in your house?” Why do you think he used something she already had? What do you have in your house that God could use? (2 Kings 4)

8. What did you notice about God’s experience this month?

9. How has God tried to woo you back? How has He pursued you?

10. Has God’s leading felt more like cords of bondage or cords of kindness? When has it felt like bondage? When has it felt like kindness? (Hosea 11:4)

11. Kim talked about how Hosea gave his name to his wife, and she dragged it through the mud. How do “Christ-ians” drag God’s name through the mud? What do you think about God’s choice to let us represent Him and His name to the world?

12. At the beginning of the video Kim talked about a conviction that “this is mine to do” in regards to these lessons and videos. What do you know that God has given you to do? Does question 7 relate to what God has given you to do?