These notes are designed to further discussion based on the sermon:

Growth Groups Homework

Daniel Introduction 10 January 2016
Exiles in the Land

GETTING TO KNOW YOU

1. Have you ever been in a situation where you feel like the odd one out?
2. Have you ever felt the pull of peer pressure?

WORLDVIEW

3. In John 17:15-16 Jesus prayed, “"I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.”

How does this prayer of Jesus work its way out in your daily life? In what way do you find this paradox a reality for you?

INTO THE BIBLE

4. The main themes in Daniel are the sovereignty of God, the faithfulness of God and the reality of suffering. Can you identify those themes in Romans 8:28?

Do you appreciate the reality of God’s sovereignty and faithfulness in your day to day life?

a. Psalm 86:15
b. Psalm 119:90
c. Psalm 115:3
d. Proverbs 16:9

GOING DEEPER

5. How does reading the Scripture with the view of God being the main character help us avoid the errors of hero-worship and endless debate?

6. What are the possible dangers of not reading the Scripture in a Christ-centred and God-centred way?

In light of your answers discuss the following statements:

Parents should live and teach is such a way that makes Christ the hero for their children.

AND

When we read Scripture we should ask what does this teach me about Jesus.

7. Have you seen any examples of people living for the Lord in the midst of a very anti-Christian situation?