Bethany Community Church

Teacher: Pastor Richard Dahlstrom July 5, 2009.

Discussion Questions:
Nancy Eckardt

1. This last Sunday, we looked at the book of Ezekiel, and his experience in the valley of bones. “Can these bones live?” “Is there hope in our hopelessness?”

2. When has your hope dried up? When have you been to a point where there seems to be no Option A or B?

3. Can you give an example where conventional wisdom has not stood the test of a circumstance? What is the source of that conventional wisdom? Where did that leave you in your sense of hope?

4. What in your life represents dry bones? What has brought you to this place? What has caused this situation or circumstance to be dry bones?

5. How has this area that is dry bones affected your hope? Your faith? What do you see as the purpose of this dry bones experience? Do you see a purpose?

6. What call of action might God be calling you to in this situation of dry bones?

7. What might God be calling you to that sounds foolish? How can you pursue this in a way that would provide confirmation one way or another?

8. What might be the next steps for you in bringing life into the dry bones?