Podcasts religion Wilderness Wanderings Advent Sermon - Life or Death?

Advent Sermon - Life or Death?

Published: Dec. 5, 2021, 8:28 p.m.

An extended Sunday Sermon edition of Wilderness Wanderings!\xa0 The text is 1 Kings 16:29-17:24 from the New International Version of the Bible.\xa0 Dive In discussion questions are below for further reflection!

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DIVE IN QUESTIONS

1. If things are good in life, is it always a sign of God\u2019s blessing of life?\xa0 What about when things aren\u2019t so good?\xa0

2. What was good in Israel during the days of Ahab and Omri?\xa0 What wasn\u2019t?\xa0

3. What\u2019s good in our society today?\xa0 What isn\u2019t?\xa0 What are the costs, values, temptations, and alternate gods that vie for first place in our life and society?

4. In what ways did God reveal himself to be a God of life to Elijah and the widow at Zarephath?

5. In what way might you live the life that God, in Christ, has given and continues to give to you?\xa0 How might you pray for and embody his kingdom values through your week?