- Genesis 9: 8-15
- Psalms 25: 4-5, 6-7, 8-9
- 1 Peter 3: 18-22
- Mark 1: 12-15
- Making all things new
- As devastating as the Flood was, God could have simply started from scratch. But He saved a remnant of His children. By emerging from the waters, Noah and his family point us toward Easter.
- Think back to some past events in your life that were really tough at the time. Did you come to see those in a different light later in life?
- What good did you eventually find in those circumstances?
- How did that goodness eventually come to light?
- Do you think that resurrection experience is over yet?
- Lessons in humility
- In some circles, it's fashionable to pray for humility as though it's the same as humiliation.
- How would you define true humility?
- How do you think that God has taught you humility?
- Once you learn humility, how do you stay in that state of grace?
- Looking for a clear conscience
- Do you ever have something come back to mind that you've done, said, or thought, and it makes you cringe all over again?
- Where do you think those memories come from?
- Is it worthwhile to bring those random memories to confession?
- What if you've already confessed that very sin, either specifically or in general?
- Living the eternal "now"
- If you had to describe Mark in one word, that word might be "urgent".
- Do you think that this present day in age, this year, this day are all times of fulfillment?
- Just what is it that is coming to fulfillment right now?
- Do you believe that repentance is strictly an individual matter, or do we need to repent as families, communities, nations?
- Who is there to lead us in such repentance?
Preparation for Reconciliation:
- What is God renewing in my life today?
- What am I doing with the second chances that God has given me?
- Where is my conscience before God?
- Where is God waiting for me to repent?
Shalom!
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