Session 7: Part 4(pgs 139-186)
Challenge Review/Ice Breaker:
Share with your group how intentional/consistent time spent with God in His Word has affected your relationship with God.
Videos:
Discussion/Prayer:
Read Genesis 1:12-2:27
1. How would you characterize/describe man's relationship with God?
A. What does God provide for man?
B. What kind of commands does God give to man? Does God give a reason for his commands?
C. What words describe who God is in the first two chapters of Genesis?
D. How has what you've discovered about God in the first 2 chapters of Genesis affected the way you think about petitionary-prayer?
E. What are icons? What are some current examples of icons? What do the icons represent? How does this help you understand that as being made in the image of likeness of God that you are an icon?
F. What are some words that describe man's attitude toward God at the end of chapter 2?
Read Genesis 3
2. What changed in the relationship between man and God after Genesis 3?
A. What led to the man's decisions in chapter 3 and the distance it created between him and God?
B. If God eliminated the consequences for man's actions would He be a just God? Why was it necessary for God to uphold the consequences of sin to be just?
C. What is God's response to Adam and Eve's rebellion/disobedience? Why did God remove Adam and Eve from the garden?
Read Genesis 4-11
D. How does recognizing that sin isn't supposed to be part of our world help you understand that Genesis 4-11 is the result of sin? How does reading Genesis 4-11 with the consequences of sin in mind help you understand the purpose of those chapters?
Read Genesis 12:1-3, 15:1-21, 17:1-14
3. How does God's promise to Abraham connect to what God says in Genesis 3? How does this passage connect to Jesus? How does this passage connect to a present day follower of Jesus? (Gen 12:1-3)
A. Who is it that walks between the two halves of the sacrificed animal? What is the significance of God making a covenant/treaty with Abraham? What is the significance of God being the only one to walk through the sacrificed halves?
Read Galatians 3:7-9
B. What is God's purpose in setting apart a people for Himself? What is the purpose of God's people? How does knowing the purpose of the nation of Israel help you understand what your responsibility is as part of the people of God under the new covenant?
Read Romans 4:23-25
C. How did Abraham respond to God's promise to make him the father of many nations when he had no children? How is Abraham's circumstance, in responding to a promise of God, similar to the circumstance every believer faces when trusting Jesus to be Lord?
Read Exodus 2:23-3:22
4. How does the captivity/slavery of the people of Israel and their salvation through God's use of Moses relate to you? How does this help you understand God's faithfulness? How does the story in Exodus help you understand the purpose of testimonies?
A. What is the significance of God telling Moses that His name is "I Am Who I AM?
Read Exodus 12:29-30
"It is difficult to image such a scene it is morbid and hard to stomach, but it teaches an important lesson about God. Just as He is faithful to keep His promises of blessing, God is also faithful to carry out His warnings of wrath. This is important to keep in mind in a time when so many doubt and even ridicule God's intention to punish."(180)
B. How does the above statement challenge your understanding or view of God? How has this knowledge change what you may tell people as you try to help people come to a better understanding of who God is?
C. How does understanding the Passover sacrifice enhance your understanding of why Jesus died?
D. What was the people of Israel's response to God delivering them out of Egypt and leading them to the Red Sea? How are we similar to the people of Israel when faced with the seemingly desperate and impossible?
Individual Challenge:
Pray that God would reveal 1 person you can have a spiritual conversation with this week. Ask God to give you the opportunity to share what you have learned about Him with someone this week. Share with 1 person. 
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