Sermon-Based Small Group Lessons
“I Will”
Rev. Rick Swing
November 23, 2008
Focus
Passage
3:14 God said
to Moses, "I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites:
'I AM has sent me to you.' "
6:6
"Therefore, say to the Israelites: 'I am the LORD, and I will bring you out
from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to
them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of
judgment. 7 I will
take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am
the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. 8 And I
will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to
Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD.'
"
Outline of Sermon (The Life
Changing Lessons)
This is for the leader’s use. You don’t have to read through
these for the group.
1. When God invades your life, there will
be opposition.
2. The God of the Bible is still the God of
today.
3. God is not intimidated by the size of your
needs.
4. Obedience is the only answer to our
revelation from God.
(If you are a relatively new group, ask group members
to give their name before answering the question.)
At
what point in your life have you seen God show up in the greatest way?
1. Life-changing lesson #1 says, “When
God invades your life, there will be opposition.” Name one place in your life where you
see opposition to being obedient to God.
2. Rick said, “If you don’t
face opposition, you might not be in the center of God’s will.” We know that Satan can ignore us when we
don’t threaten him. Is there
anything you think God might be calling you to do that would bring opposition
from others?
3. Sometimes opposition is from the inside,
sometimes from the outside. Which
is more frustrating, when opposition comes from inside or outside?
4. Lesson #2 says, “The God of the Bible is still the God of today.” Is it a challenge for us to believe the
supernatural God of the Bible desires to do supernatural things in our lives?
5. Lesson #3 says, “God is not
intimidated by the size of your needs.” It is good to remember that when the
backs of God’s people were against the Red Sea, God parted the water for
them to walk through. What sea in
your life would you like to see God part?
6. Rick shared a story when as a youth
pastor, God led him to do a tent revival for 1,200 students on property the
church didn’t own in which there was no electricity, the church didn’t
own a tent, and many other obstacles.
The leadership team almost laughed at it, but in faithfulness God
provided and a thousand teenagers received Christ as a result of Rick’s
obedience. We need to realize that
God wants to accomplish great things through us. When we look at the obstacles, instead
of God’s power, we get scared to obey.
7. Lesson #4 says, “Obedience is the
only answer to our revelation from God.” Have you ever felt God wanted us to do something
that seemed really challenging?
Once we know His will, if Christ is Lord in our lives, we have no option
but to obey. If we focus on the
obstacles and face fear, then we are disobedient if we don’t obey.
8. What do you think happens in the heart
of God when we don’t have the faith in Him to obey?
9. What do we miss when we don’t obey
God? (the
joy of seeing Him work, the faith we’d develop by trusting him, our own
growth in obedience and trust not to mention the immediate results of whatever
God wants to accomplish)
10. Do you believe that God will use others
to accomplish His will when we say no?
What is God calling you to do as a
result of today’s sermon & study?