Questions for Growth Groups and Personal Reflection Read Exodus 2:16 & Colossians 3:9-10 What struck you as we looked at this 9th commandment? Notice that it mirrors the 3rd commandment (you should not misuse the name of the LORD your God). Before this morning's talk, how would you have described/rated your obedience to the 9th commandment? Has your perception changed and, if so, how? Why is it so hard to keep this commandment? How can we strive towards 'heaven on earth' now, in obeying this...

Questions for Growth Groups and Personal Reflection Read 2 Samuel 1:17-27 As you read the passage or listened to the sermon, what stood out to you or stayed with you? How would you describe your own journey with grief? Do you recognise the idea that “the more we love, the more we grieve”? How helpful do you find it to put grief into words, whether spoken, written, or prayed? Have you ever tried this yourself, or seen others do it? When you enter into someone else’s loss, how does that shape...

Questions for Growth Groups and Personal Reflection Read 2 Samuel 1:1-16 Did anything strike you from the passage or talk? 1. The Exposure of Falsehood (vv. 1-10) In what ways does the Amalekite’s story differ from the narrator’s account in 1 Samuel 31:1–6, and what might those differences reveal about his motives? Children sometimes cover their eyes believing that if they can’t see you, you can’t see them. In what ways might we try something similar with God, and what does that show about...