Monday: Makutano Junction
Jonah 1
Define CHOICE, in your own words.
Based on your definition, what would you say is the hardest choice you've ever had to make in your life?
What influences your choice making process?
Read Jonah 1:1-3
What was the actual command given to Jonah by God?
If you were Jonah, how would you respond to such a command from God?
How would you respond to a directive from your leader in the event that you did not agree with the directive?
Read Jonah 1:4-17
What were some of the consequences of Jonah's disobedience to the command given by God?
How have your actions in the past put the safety of others at risk?
Focus Scripture: Jonah 1:8-9
God has the capacity to turn us to His purposes. How do we ensure that we follow His will without being forced into obedience?
Tuesday: The Bold and the Beautiful
2 Samuel 11
King David stayed home at the time when kings go out to battle. What lessons can we already learn at this point in this story?
Six things happened soon after:
· He saw a woman bathing
· He inquired about her
· He sent for her
· He lay with her
· He sent her back home
· She conceived
· He tried to get her husband to sleep with her so that he would think the baby was his.
· He sent the husband with his own letter of execution, and subsequently had him killed.
· He brought her to his house and made her his wife.
There is a progression to sin, and there are also consequences. How have some things you were not supposed to engage in affected you in the past? How are some of those actions affecting you to date? (Take your time answering this question).
What are the ways you have used in the past to try and cover your mistakes?
Wednesday : Kukuru kakara za Kisiasa
1 Samuel 8
How did Samuel's choice of his sons as judges over Israel affect the nation? In other words, what led to the elders of the nation of Israel asking Samuel for a king?
In your opinion, why was Samuel displeased with the request for a king to judge over the people?
What do you think of God's statement to Samuel in verses 7-9 of 1 Samuel 8?
How would you decide if you had the information the elders were given concerning what the king would do? 1 Samuel 8: 11-17?
· He will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and to be his horsemen and to run before his chariots.
· He will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest, and to make his implements of war and the equipment of his chariots.
· He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers.
· He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive orchards and give them to his servants.
· He will take the tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and to his servants.
· He will take your male servants and female servants and the best of your young men and your donkeys, and put them to his work.
· He will take the tenth of your flocks, and you shall be his slaves.
Focus Scripture: 1 Samuel 8:21
Samuel REPEATED what the people had told him in the ears of the Lord. Where do you take the hard decisions in your life?
Thursday: Jogoo wa Shambani
Matthew 26:30-35; 26:69-75
How alike to Peter are you? Explain, giving examples where possible.
Is it possible that Peter was supposed to deny Jesus, since Jesus himself had told him he would?
What do you think about prophecy? Are there still prophets to this day?
What do you think is the main difference between how Peter and Judas handled their remorse at betraying Jesus?
Focus Scripture: Matthew 26:75
How do you handle feelings of guilt and sinfulness in your life?
Friday: Referendum
Luke 18:18-27
How would you describe your relationship with God?
What do you think of Luke 18:22?
What hinders your full committment to the things of God?
What steps can you take to make your relationship with God fully functional?
How is your Bible study (not Bible reading) routine, if you have one?
How is your prayer lifestyle?
Focus Scripture: Luke 18: 27
Are you trusting God fully in your endeavors in life, or do you still think that some things are impossible even for God?
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