Benjamin Murphy
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Benjamin Murphy
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obedience

Called to Obey

Introduction:

James 5:17a - Elijah was a man with a nature like ours.

1 Kings 16:33 - Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel before him.

How Am I Called to Obey? (1 Kings 17:1-24)

  1. By Praying according to God's Word. (1 Kings 17:1)

    See: James 5:17-18, Deuteronomy 11:16-17, 1 Kings 8:35

  2. By Doing exactly what God's Word Say. (1 Kings 17:2-6)
  3. By Serving as God's Word directs. (1 Kings 17:7-16)
  4. By Trusting God's Word no matter what. (1 Kings 17:17-24)

    James 5:16b - The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

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Small Group Discussion
Read 1 Kings 17:1-24

  1. What was your big take-away from this passage / message?

  2. Does your prayer life seem unbalanced right now? What would it look like to pray big prayers to a big God and expect big results?

  3. How do we justify or excuse our disobedience to God’s Word? How do you see yourself struggling to obey the Lord in a specific way right now?

  4. What holds you back from serving others as God’s Word directs? How do you feel called to serve right now?

Breakout
Pray for one another.

Power in Obedience

Review:


Obedience: I won't back down...BUT

  1. I will be obedient, and trust God with the Results. (Acts 5:12-16)


  2. I will be obedient, even when it seems Crazy. (Acts 5:17-21a)


  3. I will be obedient, even in the face of Hostility. (Acts 5:21a-32)

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Acts 5:12-32

  1.  In Acts 5:1-11, God dealt with sin. What effect did this have on non-believers (Acts 5:13)? What does this say about the mentality of a church that is “just going after numbers”, that is, just wants to bring in as many people as possible?

  2. Compare Peter’s sermon in Acts 5:29-32 with his sermon (to the same audience) in Acts 4:8-12. What is the difference? What does this say about how you should witness?

  3. Share something crazy God called you to do. How did you know that was what He wanted? Why did you think it was crazy at the time? How did obedience work out for you?

Breakout Questions:
Pray for one another.