Thursday Bible Study

  [DAVID] Misplaced trust _   1 Chronicles 21:1-22:1     October 29 th , 1929, is known as “Black Tuesday”, the day of the Wall Street crash and the beginning of the Great Depression. One person wrote, “ The thing I remember most about the Depression is my father saying, ‘So and so killed himself today.’ And I suppose ten of my father’s friends committed suicide in the banking business.”   Over 600,000 homeowners lost their property between 1930 and 1932. More than 5,000 banks failed. Depositors lost a total of $7 billion . By 1933, 25% of the workforce – nearly 13 million people – did n ot have jobs.   What makes you feel secure? Is it a steady job? A big savings account? Good health? Family and friends? Each of these can be a gift from God and a reason for giving thanks. However, when we begin to trust in the gift rather than the Giver, we are headed for trouble.     [Group discussion starter] What sorts of things contribute to your feelings...

  [DAVID] God’s severe mercy_   2 Samuel 12     Jonas wiped his hands on his apron, smearing the red paint further into the fabric. His heart pounded as he stared at the canvas before him – an unintentional masterpiece born from desperation.   It had been an accident. That what he told himself. The argument with Victor had escalated too quickly, voices bouncing off the walls of the studio until rage took over. One shove too hard, one stumble backward, and Victor’s head had met the sharp corner of the marble table. The silence that followed had been deafening.   Jonas has panicked. The sight of Victor’s lifeless body on the floor made his vision blur. But then his eyes had landed on the unfinished canvas in the corner. An idea had seized him – not confession, not remorse, but something else...   He dipped his trembling fingers into the pooling blood and began to paint. Bold strokes. Frantic movements. The red blended into the existing colours , trans...