Reflection Questions

1. What does today’s passage teach us about sin? What does it teach us about God’s Amazing Grace towards sinners? 
2. Cain’s murder of Abel was ultimately an act of hatred toward God. How does this reshape the way you think about “ordinary” sins, like being impatient with your spouse or children, bitterness, lust, comparison, or harsh words? What does repentance look like in those moments?
3. Cain’s rebellion eventually produces Lamech, who is violent, vengeful, and sexually unfaithful. How does Genesis 4 challenge us to think about the spiritual legacy you are building within your marriage and home? What habits or routines are you doing or could you start doing that help you disciple your children and point them to Jesus rather than leaving that to the world?
4. Moses ends the chapter by telling us that Seth’s line is marked by worship. “At that time people began to call upon the name of the Lord.” What does it look like for your home to be marked by worship rather than worry, busyness, or distraction? What are steps you can start taking to lead your family in that endeavor?

Reflection Questions

1. Where do you see Jesus in this passage, and what does this passage teach us about Jesus? 
2. What does God’s judgment on Eve teach us about the brokenness we feel in marriage, parenting, and relationships? How does that brokenness point us back to Jesus?
3. What does God’s judgment on Adam teach us about work, frustration, and the longing for meaning? How does this passage expose the ways we try to find identity in our work?
4. How does this passage help you love God more deeply and guard against abandoning your “first love”? What are some routines or habits that could help you continually love God?

Reflection Questions

1. How does the serpent’s strategy in Genesis 3 mirror the way temptation works in our lives today? Why do you think subtle temptations are often more dangerous than obvious ones?
2. Which of Satan’s three attacks, distorting God’s Word, denying God’s judgment, or questioning God’s goodness, do you find yourself most vulnerable to? Why do you think Satan begins with a question rather than a direct contradiction?
3. Eve knew God’s command, but she didn’t cling to it. What keeps us from holding tightly to God’s Word? What are practical ways we can grow in loving, knowing, and understanding Scripture?
4. Which of Satan’s three attacks, distorting God’s Word, denying God’s judgment, or questioning God’s goodness, do you find yourself most vulnerable to? Why do you think Satan begins with a question rather than a direct contradiction?
5. Paul tells us to “stand firm” in Ephesians 6. What does standing firm look like in your week ahead?

Reflection Questions

1. Genesis 2 repeatedly emphasizes “The Lord God” as the One who forms, provides, and brings. How does remembering that marriage is God‑initiated and not human‑invented shape the way we approach our own marriages?
2. God declares Adam’s aloneness “not good” before Adam ever feels it. What does this reveal about God’s care, wisdom, and understanding of our needs?
3. The Hebrew word helper is used of God Himself throughout the Old Testament. How does this elevate, not diminish, the role of the wife?
   • Husbands: What does it look like to honor your wife as your God‑given helper in the exalted, biblical sense, not the worldly or sinful sense?
   • Wives: How does seeing your role through the lens of God’s own helping character bring dignity and purpose to your calling?
4. What does Adam’s response in verse 23 teach us about how we should view our spouse? What habits currently help you, or could you start, that would help you be thankful for your spouse? 
5. Leave = loyalty. Cleave = holding fast / covenant. What are some subtle ways that husbands and wives can fail to leave and cleave? Ex: parents, friendships, habits, hobbies, priorities… 
6. One flesh expresses the deepest intimacy, such as physical, emotional, spiritual, and covenantal. How does this shape the way you think about the purpose of sex in your marriage?
7. Paul says in Ephesians 5:32 that marriage “refers to Christ and the church.” Where have you seen the gospel displayed in your marriage, or in the marriages of others?

Reflections Questions

1. How does the image of God breathing life into Adam (vs 7) deepen your understanding of Scripture being “God‑breathed”? 

2 Like Adam (vs 15-17), where do you most feel the pull to “do it your way” instead of trusting God’s Word? What does the command in verses 16–17 teach us about the nature of obedience and trust?

3. In light of Gen 2:1-3, what would it look like for you to practice Sabbath as a routine and habit of remembering God’s creation, salvation, and faithfulness?

4. If God wasn’t tired, what does it mean that He “rested”? How does this reshape your understanding of Sabbath? 

Reflection Questions

1. What was something from the creation story that stuck out to you? Why? 
2. How do you see the Gospel, the good news of Jesus, in Genesis 1? 
3. How does the structure of Genesis 1, three days of forming and three days of filling, shape the way we understand God’s intentionality in creation?
4. How does the fact that light exists before the sun deepen your understanding of God as the true source of light and life?
5. What does it mean that humanity is made in the image and likeness of God, and how does that shape the way we view ourselves and others?
6. What does the rhythm of evening and morning teach us about the gospel pattern of moving from darkness to light?

Reflection Questions

1. What stuck out to you about either the context of Genesis or the opening two verses? Why? 
2. How does understanding the wilderness (Exodus) context of when Genesis was written help us to read Genesis with fresh eyes?  
3. Why is it significant that “God” (Elohim) is plural in verse 1, while “created” is singular? 
4. How does knowing your origin story in Genesis shape your identity as a follower of Jesus? Aka, how does Genesis prepare us to “Walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which we have been called?” (Eph 4:1)
5. How does Genesis 1:1-2 motivate us to share the gospel with others? How does it help you engage friends who believe in naturalism, materialism, or secular origin stories of creation? 

Reflection Questions

1. Solomon’s final word is “Fear God and keep His commandments.” What is one step, in light of this passage and this book, you could take this week to live that out more intentionally?

2. What does it mean to “approach God’s Word with great care”? (12:9)  How does that challenge the way you’ve read Scripture this past year?

3. Solomon says the words of the wise are like “goads” and “nails firmly fixed.” (12:11) Can you share a time when Scripture prodded you back to God or anchored you in truth?

4. Why do you think Solomon warns against relying too heavily on “many books”? (12:12) How can we keep resources like podcasts or devotionals in their proper place?

5. Ecclesiastes reminds us that life is a vapor. How should that truth shape our priorities in 2026?

Reflection Questions

1. In light of all we have read in Ecclesiastes, what does it mean to live “worthy of the calling” God has given us, and how can remembering future accountability before God motivate us to live faithfully today?

2. Why is laziness such a danger to our spiritual lives, not just our work lives? (Ecc 11:1-6)

3. Solomon says life is sweet and we should rejoice in our days. What does it look like to enjoy life in a way that honors God, and why is it tempting to think we can “get serious about God later” instead of now? (11:7-10)

4. How does his vivid description of aging and death serve as a warning and reminder for us today? (12:1-8)

Reflection Questions

1. How does Solomon’s reminder that death comes to all (9:2–3) challenge the way we view our daily lives?

2 Which of Solomon’s points on enjoying God’s blessing (9:7-10) resonated with you and why? Daily provisions, spouse, or work. 

3. Solomon reminds us that even wise people are quickly forgotten (9:15). How does this truth redirect us to live for Christ rather than human recognition?

4. Why is it so easy to waste life on distractions (social media, entertainment, trivial pursuits)? How can we guard against becoming “trivial” ourselves?

5. How do our words reveal whether we are wise or foolish (10:12–15)? What practical steps can we take to use our words to build up rather than tear down?