Hard Core Bible Study Lesson # 1

From Sept. 30, 2009

Title: Why are we here?

Questions:

What job do you want to have when you grow up?
What kind of a person do you want to be when you grow up?
What do you want people to remember about you when you are gone?

Scripture:

1 Samuel 13:5-14 & 1 Samuel 16:1-13

On Your Own:

1. What stories do you remember about David?

2. What do you think it means to be a person “after God’s own heart”?

3. Why does God reject Saul as King of Israel? (1 Sam. 13:13-14)

4. Which of Jesse’s sons would Samuel have chosen if it were up to him to choose a king & why?

5. How does God choose people for his work? (1 Sam. 16:7)

6. Can you think of any reasons why David should not have been chosen king?

7. What happened to David after he was anointed king?

8. Do you want to become a person after God’s own heart? Why or why not?


Together Time Notes:
*Go through questions together! What are some things that you could do to help you become a
person after God’s own heart?

*Why you should come to this Bible Study? Come and find out!

Prayer time:

Praise & Worship Time:

This week’s challenge: (Homework for next week)
1. Pray daily asking God to help you become a person after God’s own heart.
2. Make a list of 5 things you could do that would help you become more of a person after God’s own heart.
3. Memorize verse 1 of Psalm 51.

Song that has Inspired me lately...

So my favorite new band (Christian Rock) is a band named VOTA. Rocking music with the spiritual content I need to grow as I listen. My favorite song on their premier self-titled album is a song entitled "Free to Fail." I'm writing the lyrics here, and pray that they would challenge you as they have challenged me. God bless, Beloved, & all His love from my heart. Go God! At His feet, Amy

Free to Fail by VOTA

What if the end is just the beginning
What if the stars were meant to be reached
What if your heart was made to be broken
You've nothing to give, that's all that you need.

You are the one who's breaking my heart all over again.
Nothing I do or say can change your mind
You are the one who's given me more than I could repay
You lived your life so I could live mine

My heart has done all my hands never dare to
Fooling my mind to believe we were free
Love came in like a whisper screaming
Your guilt and your shame were meant for me

You are the one who's breaking my heart all over again.
Nothing I do or say can change your mind
You are the one who's given me more than I could repay
You lived your life so I could live mine

We are free to fail
We are free to fail
We are free to fail now
You are the one who's taken my heart all over again
You are the one who's given me life

You are the one who's given me more than I could repay
You lived your life so I could live mine

We are free to fail now
We're starting over