Ryan Moffat Numbers 14:1-38

1. What did the Spirit say to you through the Scriptures?

2. How can you cultivate gratitude and trust in God in your life in a more active way?

3. How can rehearsing God’s faithfulness in your life be a catalyst to more delight in him?

4. How has your own wilderness experience shaped your faith and your life? Who do you want to become as you are either currently in, or will be in, another wilderness season soon? Who do you want to become during that time?

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Steve Stratos Leviticus 19:1-8; Romans 10:4; Matthew 22:37-40; James 2:2

1. How does Jonathan Edwards describe holiness? Do you typically think of holiness in this way? Why or why not?

2. Whose responsibility is the work of holiness? What does the tabernacle illustrate about holiness?

3. According to Leviticus 19 and 20, how do we express holiness in our relationship with God? How should we demonstrate holiness in our relationships with other people?

4. Explain God’s command to practice partial harvesting. How are you being generous to the poor?

5. In Leviticus 19:33-34, God says to treat foreigners, or sojourners, as if they are our neighbors. According to this, how should Christians treat legal and illegal immigrants?

6. What are the themes of Leviticus 19 and 20?

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Steve Stratos Exodus 40:16-38; John 1:14; 2 Cor. 6:16; 1 Peter 2:9

1. How would you explain the what, why, and how of worship?

2. What is an intentional way you practice the presence of God?

3. How is Jesus the temple of God? What are the implications for us? Read John 2:18-19.

4. How and when do we represent the temple of God?

5. What does the rent veil of the temple represent to us as Jesus is crucified?

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Ryan Moffat Exodus 34:5-7

1. What did God say to you through the Scriptures?

2. Dane Ortlund says: “That God is rich in mercy means that your regions of deepest shame and regret are not hotels through which divine mercy passes but homes in which divine mercy abides. It means the things about you that make you cringe most, make him hug hardest. It means his mercy is not calculating and cautious, like ours. It is unrestrained, flood-like, sweeping, magnanimous. It means our haunting shame is not a problem for him, but the very thing he loves most to work with. It means our sins do not cause his love to take a hit. Our sins cause his love to surge forward all the more. It means on that day when we stand before him, quietly, unhurriedly, we will weep with relief, shocked at how impoverished a view of his mercy-rich heart we had.” -Gentle and Lowly Discuss this quote. How does this profound truth strike you?

3. God is “Slow to Anger” and the Bible says plenty about God’s wrath, but we learn from Lamentations 3:33 “The Lord does not afflict from his heart.” What does that mean? How does truth cause you to think about God’s discipline in your life?

4. Anything else about God’s name substantive to you?

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Ryan Moffat Exodus 34:5-7

1. What did God say to you this week through the Word?

2. How is YHWH different and distinct than any other “so-called god”?

3. When you read God’s declaration of His name in Exodus 34:5-7, what stands out to you and resonates with your own life and experience?

4. Anything else important from the Exodus story?

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JOIN US FOR EASTER, 4/20/25! SCC will have three services on Easter Sunday. Sunrise at 6:12 a.m., 8 a.m., and 10 a.m. Children's Ministry will have classes at the 10 a.m. service, and we will also live stream the 10 a.m. service. We can't wait to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior this Easter.

Mark Seekins Exodus 12:1-50; John 1:29

1. Can you share an example of a time you needed to be “rescued”? What were the circumstances? Who rescued you?

2. Are you prepared for what God wants to do in your life? What can you do to get ready?

3. Ok…be honest. When do you typically worship God: before or after he works? What about Sunday; is it the last day of the week for you, or the first? What would you have to change to adjust your worship response to worship God before…instead of just after?

4. What are some “temporary” rescues that we often look to; the things that are good, but ultimately don’t truly rescue us.

5. What would it look like for you to become “captive” to the Savior? How can you celebrate what he’s done, anticipate what he is going to do, and ultimately trust in him to do it!?

6. Re-read Exodus 12:1-28 and as you do, put yourself in the place of the Israelites. Feel their anguish and desperation for a rescue. When you finish, spend some time in prayer thankful for Jesus’ substitutionary sacrifice for you.

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Steve Stratos Exodus 1:8-10,19; 2:23-25

1. Exodus speaks to the slavery of God’s people. Can you elaborate on the types of slavery they experienced?

2. Exodus begins the narrative of the need and mission of Israel’s redemption. Explain the parallels in Ephesians 1:7 and Titus 2:11-14.

3. The midwives disobeyed Pharaoh. Have you experienced a time when obedience to God put you with odds with a friend, family member, or boss?

4. Moses lived in both worlds, Egypt and Israel, and it created identity confusion. When do you think he made a choice?

5. Egypt is more than a country; it is a system of thinking that begins in the garden and is in conflict with God’s Shalom. Explain the difference between Egypt and Shalom. How does it show up in in our country and in your life?

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Ryan Moffat Job 1-22; 38; 39

1. What did the Spirit say to you this week through the message?

2. Where do you see the cosmic conflict of God vs. Satan playing out in front of you right now? What lessons from Job encourage you as you think about the battle happening in our world?

3. Where does a theology of suffering and lament fit into your worldview? Joni Eareckson Tada said, “God permits what he hates to accomplish what he loves.” How do you respond to that quote?

4. Job’s message can be summed up by Job 13:15: “Though he slay me, I will hope in him; yet I will argue my ways to his face”. How do you think about the complexities of this paradigm? Where do you need to more fully submit to the severe mercy of God?

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Steve Stratos Genesis 50:15-21

1. When have you experienced forgiveness in your life?

2. When has it been difficult to offer forgiveness?

3. What were your thoughts upon realizing the forgiveness of God? React to Psalm 130.

4. In Genesis 50:19-21, three statements are made- one in each verse. Tease out the statements and discuss each one.

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Steve Stratos Genesis 32:22-32

1. Daring to draw near to God can often feel like wrestling. What has that looked like for you?

2. His whole life, Jacob had tried to secure the blessing on his own terms. What was he missing?

3. How does culture rob us of experiencing God’s blessing?

4. Jacob’s limp brought him to a place where he was able to receive on God’s terms. Explain a time where that lesson came home to you.

5. Humility comes often in two different ways: enforced or by way of volunteering. Explain the difference and share from your own experience.

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