TaLKING POINTS / WALKING POINTS
View the sermon summary or dig deeper into the message during the sermon, in your personal Bible study, or with your family or Community Group in application-driven discussion.
Application / Challenge
- 1. When we pursue our will over God’s will, we introduce tensions and problems we might otherwise avoid (Genesis 27:1-4).
* Life is difficult enough. Why do that? Why invite trouble?
* Plus, we forget that God’s will for our lives is so much better than anything we would ever come up with. - 2. We are often guilty of trying to gain God’s blessing through deceptive, manipulative measures (Genesis 27:5-17).
* We need to pursue God’s will God’s way.
* Be patient and trust that God is able to bring about his purposes in your life in his time without moral compromise. - 3. Sometimes it appears as though success is achieved through manipulative measures (Genesis 27:18-29). [Pragmatism]
- 4. Sometimes it appears that God rewards deception and manipulation. (Genesis 27:30-40)
There is always a consequence for sinful behavior. What we sow, we inevitably reap.
TAKE ONE STEP
Each week, write down one doable concrete step of obedience, small or large, that you will put into practice this week. (James 1:22: “But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.”)
COMMUNITY GROUP LEADER’S GUIDE
Community group leaders, use this version of Talking Points / Walking Points.