Monday, May 21, 2012

A Committed Community [Nehemiah 9:38-10:39]


Sermon Discussion Questions
  • What is significant about the fact that, after confession, the people commit in a covenant with each other?  In this day and age, does this corporate and communal commitment seem odd to us?  If so, why?
  • In our context, what do you think it looks like for us to commit to each other's purity?  As a group, brainstorm this, taking into account gender, all of our various ages, life-stages, etc.
  • Do you consider rest a priority?  What patterns might need to be re-considered in your life and the life of your family to make rest a priority?  What does this priority of rest say about God?
  • In this passage, it seems that God's people clearly feel and experience a connectedness to one another.  What barriers exist in our culture and context that prevent us from experiencing this connectedness today?  How does (or should) corporate worship remind us, grow us, and strengthen us in this connectedness?

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