Doctrine: The Holy Spirit
“All day long I have held out my hands to an obstinate people, who walk in ways not good, pursuing their own imaginations.” – Isaiah 65:2
Opening Chat
Your favorite Christmas Carol or Song
Opening Music
Opening Prayer
Sentence prayers of adoration for Jesus.
Discussion
Second Day,
Breakout Groups of 3 for 4 minutes
Questions 3a, b
Large group
Questions 4a, b
Third Day
Questions 5a, b, 6 a
Questions 6b, 7a, b
Fourth Day
- 2 Chronicles 36:15 “The Lord, the God of their ancestors, sent word to them through his messengers again and again, because he had pity on his people and on his dwelling place.”
Questions 8a, b
Question 9
Question 10
Fifth Day
- Romans 15:4 “For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.”
Questions 11a, b
Questions 12a, b
Question 13
White Board
Word Study “Prophet”
- definition “prophet”
- think of 3 Old Testament Prophets who did not author a book in the Bible
- think of several Old Testament prophets who wrote a book in the Bible
- note 3 Bible Verses that mention Prophecy
- List 2-4 ways God revealed truth to prophets
- a prophecy pointing to Jesus
- New Testament book with prophecy of Jesus’ Second Coming
- What do you learn about God through His prophets?
- Hebrews 1:1-2 “In the past God spoke to our ancestors many times and in many ways through the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us through his Son.”
- Isaiah 7:14 ”Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.”
- Matthew 1:23 ”All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: ‘The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel’ (which means ‘God with us’).”