9/1 Sermon Discussion Questions

Recap:

• Pastor Sara wrapped up the sermon series on Deuteronomy, reminding us of themes we’ve seen throughout the book: following God’s directions leads to life, God’s care for the vulnerable, God put guardrails on power, God calls us to pass our faith along to coming generations, etc. 
• Moses wraps up his sermon to the Israelites by calling them again to do the things God asked, and to love God, and promises that these things will lead to life and flourishing. 
• Pastor Sara then reminded us that the rest of the Bible makes this more complicated: following God doesn’t always guarantee flourishing. 
• She invited us to continue digging into the different parts of the Bible, letting the Bible be in dialogue with itself, and asking good questions so that we develop a deeper, more thorough, wisdom and understanding of God.  

Discussion Questions:

• What have been your biggest learning or takeaways from our time together in Deuteronomy?
• What are one or two practices or concepts that you are hoping to take some action steps around?
• If you were to tell someone else what you know about God after studying Deuteronomy, how would you describe him?
• What stops you from exploring other parts of the Bible or asking hard questions of the Bible? Are there any ways you might want to change your perspective or approach reading the Bible a different way out of this series?