Getting To Know God; Bible Talk Lesson

Getting to Know God

• Introduction: Name and What your favorite type of movie or TV show is
  • Does anyone here like mystery or crime stories/movies/Shows?
  • Why? What do you enjoy most about mysteries? (figuring out who did it)
  • How does a mystery hold our attention? [Giving us clues to the answer, keeping us searching and thinking, holding back the whole truth until the end]
• Let's all be detectives tonight.
• But usually we're searching for who the bad guy is. This time we'll be searching for who God is.

Psalm 118 [Read the whole psalm, right through.]

What does this scripture tell us about our God? What clues does it give us about his nature, his characteristics?

• God is good, unchanging, he always loves us … vs. 1-4 and 29.
• He answers our prayers … vs. 5 and 21.
• He frees us from fear … vs. 6.
• He is with us all the time … vs. 7
• He supports us, he helps us succeed … vs. 11, 12.
• He protects us from harm … vs. 11, 12.
• He strengthens us … vs. 14.
• He frees us from death, he is our salvation … vs. 14 and 21.
• He is all-powerful, in control, amazing … vs. 15, 16 and 23.
• He tests us, disciplines us … vs. 18.
• He blesses us, he gives us a great life … vs. 26.
• He shows us the way to live our lives … vs. 27.
• Our God is certainly an amazing God. How should we respond to him?

What does Psalm 118 say about what God expects of us? What should we do?

• We should give thanks … vs. 1 and 21.
• We should fear God, fear displeasing him, disappointing him … vs. 4.
• We should call on him, pray for his support … vs. 5, 12, and 25.
• But we should take action, not just wait for God to do it for us … vs. 10 -12
• We should trust him, rely on him, not on ourselves or on promises … vs. 8.
• We should be joyful always, however tough it may seem … vs. 15 and 24.
• We should speak out about him, share our faith with others … vs. 17.
• We should choose the narrow road, gate ... vs. 19, 20. (See Matt. 7: 13, 14)
• We should praise him, honour him … vs. 27, 28.

So, what have you learned from this discussion?

What must you do to get to know God better?

What will you do differently this week? (Try to set a good example, love and support one another, help those who are struggling, invite others to join our Bible Talk!)

Conclusion: Get deeper in the Bible with each other and individually to bring about a deeper knowledge of God!