TODAY:

After God’s Own Heart – Part 2: (Seemingly) Impossible Courage

BIG IDEA:

God gives us the strength we need to face & defeat the “giants” in our lives

SCRIPTURES:

1 Samuel 17:1-51, Ephesians 6:10-13, 2 Corinthians 10:3-5

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

Q: What have you always understood the main point of the David vs. Goliath

story to be?

Q: How much time & effort do you spend developing your outer appearance

compared to your inner heart & character?

Q: How do the Scriptures/concepts from this week help you grow as a disciple

who loves God, loves people & serves the world (lives on incarnational

mission) in everyday life?

Q: Based on these Scriptures, how can you move from unbelief to belief, from

just knowing to actually doing in your life?

Connect with God (UP)...

Q: Read 1 Samuel 17:1-51. What Goliaths are you facing in life right now? Are

you like the Israelite army or David? Why?

Q: If David is a “man after God’s own heart”, then what do his actions reveal

about his heart & his relationship with God?

Q: How is God calling you to be a David right now?

Q: Even though we’re called to be “David’s”, how is Jesus the ultimate

“champion” for us & what difference does that make?

Connect with Others (IN)...

Q: David countered the fear of the army with stories of how he’d already

fought many “giants” in the wilderness & found courage in God’s strength.

How can we encourage each other through stories of God’s strength &

faithfulness?

Connect with the World (OUT)...

Q: How can we engage “Goliaths” in our culture without getting sucked in by

their taunting & “playing their game”?