Thursday Bible Study

  A PRAYER OF PETER -   Discussion with God_     [Group activity starter] On a piece of paper, write down those areas of your life where you would love to hear God speak. Try com pleting this sentence, “If I could hear one thing from God, I wish it would be _______________.”   Describe to the group one of the things you wrote on your paper.           Peter learns an important truth as he dialogues with God in prayer, revealing how much can be learned when we speak and listen in our own times of prayer...     [Read Acts 10:1-33]     If this passage were a short story in an anthology, what title would you give to it?     In verses 1-8, what do we learn about Cornelius?     What adjectives would you use to describe Cornelius’ response to the angel (in verses 4, 7, 8)?     If an angel appeared to you and asked you to do something totally unexpected , what do you imagine your response would b...

  A PRAYER OF JESUS -   Submitting to God's will_     Most people don’t enjoy (and try to avoid) any kind of conflict.   Whether that's having that difficult conversation or having to send that text or email.   But sometimes it's simply unavoidable.   Sometimes it's the only way forward.   And sometimes God is the one leading us towards those things.     [Group discussion starter] Have you ever felt led by God to do something that you really didn't want to do? Do you remember wrestling with God in prayer about it? Describe what you learned from that situation.     Jesus wrestled with his Father in the garden of Gethsemane, praying his willingness to obey God. We are privileged to have a glimpse into that sacred conversation that helps us see how honesty in prayer transforms us into willing servants of God...     [Read Matthew 26:36-46] Verses 36-39 lay out the characters and the setting.   If you were stagi...