January 2024

Put Off Your Old Self • What does it mean to “put off your old self”?• How can you avoid temptation?You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful…

The Source Of Wisdom • How can you tell if someone is wise?• What is the wisest thing anyone has ever said to you?I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes.Psalm 119:99In the Garden of Eden, the…

Trustworthy • Who do you trust? Why?• What does it mean to be trustworthy?The statutes you have laid down are righteous; they are fully trustworthy.Psalm 119:138For thousands of years, people have tried to prove the Bible wrong. They…

The Ultimate Authority • Think of someone who has earned your respect. What makes that person worthy of your respect? If that person gave you an instruction, how would you respond? Explain.• How would you respond if someone you didn’t…

God’s Interpreter • Why do some people consider the Bible intimidating or hard to understand?• What do you do when you read something you don’t understand in the Bible?What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit…

Praise God! • Can you think of a time when someone praised you? For what reasons might you praise other people?• How do you praise God?Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant.Psalm 135:3We…

Oh Goody! • What does the word good mean?• Name five things that are good. What makes them good?Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.Psalm 34:8The word good is a bit vague in our language. We…

True Dependability • Which of your friends is most dependable?• How important is dependability in a relationship?If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.1 John…

The Approachable One • Who intimidates you? What is it about that person that you find intimidating?• What’s the best way to make someone comfortable around you?Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners,…

The All-powerful One • How would you define power?• How does God show his power?“For no word from God will ever fail.”Luke 1:37In the folktale “The Stonecutter,” a stonecutter wishes to be rich because rich men are powerful. Then he…