Sermon Questions 10-06-2024

Discussion Questions

Series: Acting in God’s Drama: What’s my Role in the Story?

Exodus 19:1-8, “Act 3: God’s Redemption Plan Begins (Israel)”

  1. Opening: Share about a time when someone came to your rescue (or when you rescued someone else).

  1. Explore the events of the Old Testament. One approach, for those of you who know the Bible well: outline 10 significant events in the Old Testament story to show how it leads to Christ. Or an alternative approach, for those less familiar with the OT, use the graphic on this page to review the key events of the OT:https://www.watermark.org/blog/old-testament-overviewelementary2015or watch the BibleProject overview of the Old Testament: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALsluAKBZ-c&t=2s.

  1. Talk about why God gave the people of Israel the Law (at Sinai). What is our relationship to the Law today? What does it mean to be holy? What scripture texts help you in this conversation?

  1. Talk about what it means to be a priest (Exodus 19:6, 1 Peter 2:9). How can you function as a priest this week (be specific)?
  1. Consider reading together the Redemption section ofOur World Belongs to God,paragraphs 18-22 – find it online at https://www.crcna.org/welcome/beliefs.