Remembering God's Faithfulness

Sunday, September 26, 2015
Acts 7:2-4, 8-10, 17, 33-34, 45-47, 53 KJV 

2 And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran, 3 And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee. 4 Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell. ... 8 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so [Abraham] begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac [begat] Jacob; and Jacob [begat] the twelve patriarchs. 9 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him, 10 And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house. ... 17 But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, ... 33 Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground. 34 I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt. ... 45 Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David; 46 Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob. 47 But Solomon built him an house. ... 53 Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept [it].

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What did Stephen tell the council about Abram, the other patriarchs of the faith, and Israel? (v.2-4,8-10, 17)
2) What did Stephen tell them about Moses? (v.33-34)
3) What did Stephen say about David and the nation of Israel? (v.45-47,53)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) How do you personally apply the history of the nation of Israel to your own life?

LIFE LESSONS
5) The history of the nation of Israel enables us to understand God and ourselves, as His children, better. 

By Faith We Please God

Monday, December 22, 2014
Hebrews 11:1-6 KJV 

1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. 3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. 4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. 5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 6 But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What is faith? (v.1)
2) What did faith do for patriarchs of our faith? (v2)
3) How were the world's framed? (v.3a)
4) How did the things that are visible appear? (v.3b)
5) What did Abel and Enoch do by faith? (v.4-5)
6) What is impossible to do without faith? Why? (v.6)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
7) When was the last that you acted out of faith in God? Briefly describe what happened.
8) Who in your life exemplifies a faithfilled life? Why?

LIFE LESSONS
9) Faith in God does not depend upon our circumstances, but upon His faithfulness.
10) It is not possible for the God's children to please Him if we do not have faith in Him.