the Sacred echo/ session 1
- Margaret Feinberg & 2UC Women's Ministry
- May 12, 2016
- 2 min read
Watch the session 1 video on RightNow Media
Then answer the following questions for class on May 19, 2016
>What aspects of prayer come easily to you?
In the video, Margaret describes struggling to maintain a steady prayer life.
>Have you ever struggled to maintain a steady prayer
life? If so, describe. What kinds of things keep you from praying on a regular basis?
>With so many clear directives in the Bible that we are to pray continually, why do you think prayer remains such a mystery and challenge for so many people?
>In what ways does it remain a mystery and challenge for you?
>Margaret describes finding something that finally worked in her prayer life—creating a prayer list in the back of her Bible. Have you ever found anything that “worked” in your prayer life? Are you still using it in your prayer life? Why or why not?
Read Luke 18:1-14.
>What do these back-to-back parables reveal about prayer?
In the video, David and Sherry talked about the agony they went through with their daughter’s liver failure. And even after a transplant, when Tatum got cancer, they still wonder if God is listening.
>Do you have some unanswered prayer in your life? What was the most encouraging part of David and Sherry’s story for you?
Read 1 Kings 19:1-18.
>Have you ever had a rock-bottom Elijah-like moment when God met you and spoke life back into you? If so,
describe.
>Do you think the repetitive nature of the wind, fire, and earthquake
got Elijah’s attention? Why or why not?
>Has God ever used the repetitive nature of life or circumstance to
get your attention? Explain.
Read Acts 17:11.
>Why is it so important to hold Scripture as our foundation and standard for everything we think we may be
hearing from God?
What do each of the following passages reveal about how the Bible helps us?
>Describe a time when you felt God used a passage from the Bible to speak into a situation in your life? What circumstances led to this?
>What eventually brought you to the reality that God speaks to us through His Word?
>Describe a time in life when you know that God heard and answered your prayer.
>Write a personal prayer to God inviting Him to speak to you, reveal Himself in new ways to you, and draw you
closer to Himself.
Going deeper: Select at least ONE activity below to complete during the next week.
—Begin praying for God to speak to you. Ask God to reveal Himself
to you like He never has before. Ask Him to give you ears to hear
and eyes to see the ways He is speaking to you. Be intentional about
spending time in the Word this week.
—Write Isaiah 40:8 on an index card and memorize it. Each day this
week, pray that God confirms the truth of this verse in your own life.
—Reflect on the ways in which you have heard from God in the past. Is
there a certain pattern in your life or study that helps you connect with
God best? If so, consider revisiting those disciplines.
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