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When Heaven Invades Earth
Week 11 May 4 - 10, 2008
Chapter 15 pgs.
157-64
- Why do you think
so many have missed a visitation from God after they had spent
time praying for it? Does a strong relationship with God prevent
such things? Why or why not?
- Why do you think
recognizing our need is so important to the believer? How
desperate are you for God?
- What does “dull
of heart” mean? Why does this condition prevent spiritual sight?
How can someone keep “current” with what God is doing?
- Quenching the
Spirit is responsible for ending revival prematurely. When
people are uncomfortable with what God is doing, they seek
control and understanding. How does this quench the Spirit? What
do you do when you are uncomfortable with what God is doing?
- In Acts 2, the
disciples just had an encounter with God without a chapter and
verse to explain what just happened. Peter, under the direction
of the Holy Spirit, chose to use Joel 2 as the proof-text to
give the needed backbone to their experience (Acts 2 had none of
the things mentioned in Joel). The very fact that this seems
like an improper interpretation of Scripture should reveal to us
that it is we who often approach His book incorrectly. “The Word
does not contain God – it reveals Him.” What is the difference
between confining or corralling God and explaining what God
does? What do we have to avoid when we give explanation for how
God is working?
- “We miss God
when we live as though we have Him figured out. We have the
habit of making Him look like us. In fact, if we think we
understand Him we have probably conformed Him into our image.
...To endeavor to know Him is to embark on an adventure in which
questions increase.”(164). Think about your relationship wit
God. Is there mystery involved in it? Do you see your
relationship as an adventure? Do questions increase because of
growing intimacy?
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