Timeless Truths (a study in Genesis) – Tower of Pride (week 4)
Welcome to a New LifeGroup Session!
Before we jump into our study, let’s take a moment to remember that there are THREE things we want to see happen every time our LifeGroups gather:
– Movement towards Each Other
– Movement towards God
– Movement towards our Community
Our questions follow this same format. All of the questions are designed towards movement. We hope you enjoy your time together in your LifeGroup.
**Remember, our goal is to deepen our relationship with Jesus and each other. Use the questions that are help and skip the rest.
CURRENT SERIES: Timeless Truths
This will be 10-week overview of God creating order, purpose, and function into the earth, the rebellion of mankind against divine authority, and God’s unfolding plan to redeem creation and mankind back to its original purpose through faith and grace.
Last Week: Who is the person in your life that needs to hear about Jesus? Pray for them by name that God will give you an opportunity to share the Gospel with them.
Two Weeks Ago: Read 1 Peter 5:8-9a; 1 John 5:18; 1 John 4:4 this week. Where is satan most likely to try and deceive you this week?
Key Verse:
“So the Lord dispersed them from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city.” Genesis 11:8
Movement Towards Each Other (know the people in your group)
What is the tallest building you have ever been in?
Movement Towards God (grow in your relationship with God)
Are any of you bilingual?
How long did it take you to learn that language?
If you could be fluent in another language, what would it be?
Why that language?
What do you think it would be like if everyone spoke the same language?
What would be the pros/cons?
Read Genesis 11:4; Genesis 9:11-17
What did God promise Noah after the flood?
What sign did God give to remind them of His Promise?
What was the purpose of building the tower?
Did they trust God’s Promise to them?
What did that communicate to God?
What happens when we put our plans ahead of God?
Read Isaiah 10:15; Proverbs 16:18
When you chop wood, who gets the glory, the axe or the person swinging it?
How silly would it be for the axe to brag about all the wood it chopped?
How can we be like the axe in our own lives?
How do these passages speak to what happened with the building of the tower?
Where could you potentially be building a “tower” in your own life?
Read Genesis 11:6-9
Why did God cause the confusion of languages?
Ultimately what do you think would have happened if God had not intervened?
How was that a good thing?
Read Hebrews 12:11; Isaiah 55:8-9; Proverbs 3:5-6
When is discipline a good thing?
Why is it important to check our pride when things aren’t going the way we think they should go?
Do you believe that God is “for you”?
Where do you need to trust the Lord the most right now in your life?
Movement Towards Community (they see the change in you)
Read Genesis 11:1-9 and Proverbs 3:5-6 every day this week. Are there “towers” you might be building in your life? What would it look like to trust God with all of it?
Checking In Each Time We Meet:
SPIRITUAL GOAL
NAME OF PLUS ONE
PRAYER REQUESTS