New Life Christian Fellowship

What Have You Done For Me Lately?

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​Questions Week​ ​6,​ ​12/3
Freed​ ​to​ ​Serve: What​ ​have​ ​you​ ​done​ ​for​ ​me​ ​lately? Exodus​ ​15:22-17:7

1. Grumbling​:​ ​Scan​ ​through​ ​Exodus​ ​15:22-24​ ​and​ ​16:2-12​ ​looking​ ​for​ ​Israel’s​ ​‘grumbling’.​ ​​ ​What​ ​was​ ​God’s​ ​plan (Deut.​ ​8:4;​ ​29:5)​ ​for​ ​taking​ ​care​ ​of​ ​Israel​ ​and​ ​what​ ​was​ ​Israel’s​ ​plan​ ​for​ ​taking​ ​care​ ​of​ ​themselves​ ​(Exod.​ ​16:3)? Why​ ​are​ ​our​ ​human​ ​natures​ ​so​ ​quick​ ​to​ ​forget​ ​God’s​ ​promises​ ​and​ ​blessings​ ​and​ ​fixate​ ​on​ ​our​ ​own​ ​problems? What​ ​do​ ​you​ ​forget​ ​and​ ​where​ ​do​ ​you​ ​fixate?

2. Obedience​ ​=​ ​Life​:​ ​Two​ ​back​ ​to​ ​back​ ​stories​ ​-​ ​about​ ​Israel’s​ ​water​ ​(15:25-26)​ ​and​ ​Israel’s​ ​bread​ ​(16:4)​ ​-​ ​teach that​ ​God’s​ ​law​ ​is​ ​the​ ​source​ ​of​ ​life​ ​(Deut.​ ​30:15-16,​ ​19).​ ​​ ​Explore​ ​this​ ​idea​ ​further​ ​in​ ​Deuteronomy​ ​8:2-3​ ​and ponder​ ​how​ ​it​ ​radically​ ​reforms​ ​our​ ​understanding​ ​of​ ​the​ ​words​ ​‘law,​ ​rule,​ ​and​ ​commandment’​ ​(cf.​ ​Matt.​ ​4:1-4).

3. Bread​ ​from​ ​Heaven​:​ ​Following​ ​up​ ​on​ ​question​ ​#2,​ ​read​ ​all​ ​of​ ​John​ ​6,​ ​where​ ​Jesus​ ​explains​ ​how​ ​He​ ​is​ ​the​ ​true manna​ ​that​ ​came​ ​down​ ​from​ ​heaven.​ ​​ ​Notice,​ ​again,​ ​the​ ​inseparable​ ​connection​ ​between​ ​this​ ​‘bread​ ​from heaven’​ ​and​ ​LIFE​ ​(John​ ​6:27,​ ​33,​ ​47-51,​ ​53-54,​ ​57-58).​ ​​ ​What​ ​richness​ ​does​ ​this​ ​add​ ​to​ ​your​ ​celebration​ ​of​ ​the Lord’s​ ​Supper?​ ​​ ​What​ ​should​ ​you​ ​be​ ​thinking​ ​of​ ​every​ ​time​ ​you​ ​partake​ ​of​ ​the​ ​bread​ ​and​ ​the​ ​cup?

4. Test​ ​the​ ​Lord​:​ ​Hebrews​ ​3:7-9​ ​makes​ ​a​ ​connection​ ​between​ ​‘testing​ ​the​ ​Lord’​ ​(as​ ​Israel​ ​did​ ​in​ ​Exod.​ ​17:2,​ ​7) and​ ​‘hardening​ ​your​ ​heart’.​ ​​ ​What​ ​does​ ​it​ ​mean​ ​to​ ​put​ ​the​ ​Lord​ ​to​ ​the​ ​test?​ ​​ ​How​ ​is​ ​this​ ​like​ ​Pharaoh’s hardening​ ​of​ ​his​ ​own​ ​heart?​ ​​ ​And​ ​how​ ​can​ ​we​ ​avoid​ ​that​ ​attitude​ ​(Heb.​ ​3:12-13)?