July 23 | Discovery

These Discovery Questions are for use with this week’s Lookout Bible Lesson, “Hope in God’s Promise” (Jeremiah 32:2, 6-9, 16-27, 36-41), by Mark Scott.

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1. With whom have you proclaimed God’s Word over the last week? 

2. What is the riskiest investment (whether financial or otherwise) you’ve ever made? 

Ask two people to read aloud Jeremiah 32:2, 6-9, 16-27, 36-41 one after the other, preferably from different Bible versions. Then ask a third person to briefly summarize those verses.  

3. In what ways do you see Jeremiah’s faithfulness to God throughout this Bible text? 

• How did God reassure Jeremiah when things in his life didn’t make sense? 

4. Look at Jeremiah’s prayer and all it included: words of worship, declaration of his trust in and surrender to God, praise for God’s love and power, and recognition of the people’s unfaithfulness. What can we learn about prayer from this?  

• What does Jeremiah’s prayer tell you about his faith?  

5. Though God had loved and provided for his people, they did not obey him, which brought about these dire consequences. What do you learn about the importance of obedience from this?  

6. Imagine you were one of the people of Israel and Judah. You’re losing your home and city, which will “be given into the hands of the king of Babylon” by the sword, famine, and plague. “But,” God says, he will bring you back . . . and much more. How do you feel about and respond to his promises?  

7. What do you learn about God from this Bible text?  

• What do you learn about people?  

8. God always desires to bring his people back home (think of the prodigal son, for example). With whom in your life will you share God’s yearning to have a relationship with us?  

9. Based on our study and discussion, complete the sentence: “I will . . .” 

10. When you can’t yet see how a life situation will turn out, what do you need so you can obey God regardless of the circumstances?  

• How can we as a community of believers help one another in this regard?  

For Next Week: Read and reflect on Jeremiah 33:1-11, 15-26. You can also read next week’s supplemental texts as well as the Study and Application sections as part of your personal study.