Complementary New Testament Passage:
John 3:16-35
Sermon Title:
By the Help of your Never-changing God, Return to Him
Sermon Outline:
- By the Help of your Never-changing God, Return to Him
- The Self-Assured will find themselves in tents
- Rescued and kept from your guilt by the Word of God
Family Discussion Questions:
- What did Jacob do in order to get more than Esau?
- What was the new name God gave to Jacob after He wrestled with Jacob all night?
- Why is it a bad plan to think you will go to heaven because God will not be able to find any sin in you?
- What was Jacob’s job when he was working in order to marry Rachael?
- What did God use to be Israel’s shepherd? (The Bible - the prophets)
- Why is sinning described as chasing and feeding on wind?
- Israel looked back into their history and took confidence in the exact opposite of what they should have. Explain.
- Why do God’s people (even today) need to continually be reminded that it is with His Word that they are redeemed and kept?
- Why is verse 9 both a threat and a kind promise?
- Some people wrongly think of rejecting salvation as making someone guilty. How does verse 14 (and John 3:16-35) correct this understanding?
- How does verse 6 correct legalism and lawlessness?
- What is the meaning of comparing Jacob’s changing names with God’s name, Yahweh (or Jehovah)?
