An extended Sunday Sermon edition of Wilderness Wanderings! The text is 1 Samuel 6:1-7:2 from the New International Version of the Bible. Dive In discussion questions are below for further reflection!
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DIVE IN QUESTIONS
What are some of the signs of times that you see today that tell you that some significant shifts are under foot in the church and in society? Where do those shifts impact your life?
In what ways did Israel in the time of Samuel sit upon some major shifts of the ages?
What did the Philistines learn from the Ark of God and their “Exodus” experience?
What did the Israelites learn from the Ark of God and their various “wilderness” experiences from and with it?
What does it take to stand in the “presence of the Lord?” How are we consecrated keepers of his covenant today?
How might this understanding of yourself as a baptized follower of Jesus change the way you view and engage with the major shifts happening all around us these days?