Women's Small Group

  CLICK TO WATCH: More is Happening Than You See Reading Assignments: Job 42:1-6 Genesis 50 Matthew 1:5 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. In Job 42:1-6, Job ends up repenting because he realized his life was part of a much bigger story than he could see. Is there something you are going through right now where this perspective might help? 2. Looking at what Joseph learned at the end of his story in Genesis 50, have you ever seen the good in something bad that happened to you?   3. When you look at Matthew 1:5, and how God orchestrated the details of these women’s stories, what insight does it give you about how God works?

  Click Here to Watch Video: Time is Never Lost Click Below to Open Reading Assignments: Exodus 2:15-25 Genesis 17 Acts 16 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. Looking at Moses’ chapter of running away to the wilderness (Exodus 2:15-25), have you ever looked back and seen the purpose of a waiting season that seemed (when it was happening) to be meaningless? If so, when was it? What do you see about it now? 2. Is there anything about Abraham’s story in Genesis 17 that speaks to you? Do you have any prayer or hope that you’ve given up waiting for because it’s taking too long? 3. Does Paul’s story with the Philippian church in Acts 16 speak to any unplanned (or unwanted) diversions in your life?  Have you ever been led somewhere unintentionally and been grateful later on? If so, when? Credit: Faith, Doubt & God's Mysterious Timing, by Laurie Short, RightNowMedia 2023

  Watch Video: Forcing Your Way Can Complicate Your Life Reading Assignment (click on links below): Genesis 27 ;  Genesis 29 ;  Genesis 32:24-30 1 Samuel 15 2 Samuel 12 ;  Psalm 51 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. Looking at Jacob’s story with Laban in Genesis 29, do you think God had an agenda in allowing Jacob to experience being deceived? Has God ever used a circumstance or person in your life to show you something about yourself? 2. Looking at Saul’s leadership, Laurie says the irony of making compromises is that “In trying to hold on, we sometimes lose the very thing we are grasping.” Have you seen that to be true? 3. When we force our way, we sometimes feel like we’ve gone off track and the story God intends for us can never be redeemed. How does David’s life speak to this in 2 Samuel 12?