This week's Life Group Questions
1. REVIEW
Based on the study of Daniel 5, explain how King Belshazzar built his sense of security. What was the biggest flaw of his approach based on what Daniel said in verse 5:23?
2. APPLICATION
Which one of these five mindsets have shaped your pursuit of security in life? Explain.
___ Status: I will be in a better place if I achieve a high position.
___ Money: I will be in a better place if I acquire financial abundance.
___ Connections: I will be in a better place if I network with the right people.
___ Place: I will be in a better place if I live in the right location.
___ Rituals: I will be in a better place if I appease the spirits with the right rituals.
3. GET DEEPER
God wants you to realize that honoring Him above everything else, and pursuing His purposes are not detours from a better future, but they are the path for a better future. However, satan wants you to doubt God and take a detour. Which one of these detours have you taken? What will you do about it?
___ I am in a relationship that dishonors God.
What will you do?
o I need to end it. o I want to keep it. o Other (explain).
___ I am not where God wants me to be.
What will you do?
o I need to change direction. o I want to remain where I am. o Other (explain).
___ I am not doing what God called me to do.
What will you do?
o I need to repent and change behaviors. o I want to keep doing it. o Other (explain).
4. REFLECTION
Read Jeremiah 9:23-24 out loud together as a refresher. After learning how servants of the living God honor God, what is one thing that God wants you to do as a result?
5. PRAYER
Talk to each other about a current situation that you are facing at your job or in your personal life in which you must make changes to honor God. Then pray together as a group:
a.Thank God for His love and for His desire to guide you in the right path.
b.Identify and renounce any lies that you have believed that caused you to take a detour.
c.Bring to God your situation and ask Him to help you honor Him no matter the cost.
d.Thank God in advance for what He will do as you step in obedience to honor Him above all.
Based on the study of Daniel 5, explain how King Belshazzar built his sense of security. What was the biggest flaw of his approach based on what Daniel said in verse 5:23?
2. APPLICATION
Which one of these five mindsets have shaped your pursuit of security in life? Explain.
___ Status: I will be in a better place if I achieve a high position.
___ Money: I will be in a better place if I acquire financial abundance.
___ Connections: I will be in a better place if I network with the right people.
___ Place: I will be in a better place if I live in the right location.
___ Rituals: I will be in a better place if I appease the spirits with the right rituals.
3. GET DEEPER
God wants you to realize that honoring Him above everything else, and pursuing His purposes are not detours from a better future, but they are the path for a better future. However, satan wants you to doubt God and take a detour. Which one of these detours have you taken? What will you do about it?
___ I am in a relationship that dishonors God.
What will you do?
o I need to end it. o I want to keep it. o Other (explain).
___ I am not where God wants me to be.
What will you do?
o I need to change direction. o I want to remain where I am. o Other (explain).
___ I am not doing what God called me to do.
What will you do?
o I need to repent and change behaviors. o I want to keep doing it. o Other (explain).
4. REFLECTION
Read Jeremiah 9:23-24 out loud together as a refresher. After learning how servants of the living God honor God, what is one thing that God wants you to do as a result?
5. PRAYER
Talk to each other about a current situation that you are facing at your job or in your personal life in which you must make changes to honor God. Then pray together as a group:
a.Thank God for His love and for His desire to guide you in the right path.
b.Identify and renounce any lies that you have believed that caused you to take a detour.
c.Bring to God your situation and ask Him to help you honor Him no matter the cost.
d.Thank God in advance for what He will do as you step in obedience to honor Him above all.