Who Receives the ‘Faith’ Deal?-Romans 4
by kellyg ~ February 8th, 2010. Filed under: Sermons and Discussion.Teacher: Pastor Richard Dahlstrom, February 7, 2010.
Discussion Questions:
Nancy Eckardt
1. How has biblical truth become knit with your story?
2. What does fruitfulness look like to you?
3. What are your areas of barrenness where you desire fruitfulness?
4. Are there areas where fruitfulness seems impossible?
5. Can you share the time when you came to Christ, recognizing y our need for him to transform you and make you fruitful?
6. How do you believe in transformation when all you see is failure?
7. How have you seen Jesus revealed in another?
8. Can you think of a time in your life when you have added to faith as the requirements of righteousness?
9. When have you been tempted to give up on God? What keeps you persevering?
10. What have you committed to God by faith that seems impossible?
February 9th, 2010 at 8:06 pm
Richard,
Thank you so much for this sermon. You reminded me of the importance of staying connected to God.
I remember the day I left God and the unbelievable struggle I went through. I didn’t wrestle with God as a college student, but instead walked away. And now, that I’m in an even more difficult personal and professional situation, I know that I will not leave God ever again. But instead, I will wrestle, with no knowledge of how it will all turn out.
And like Abraham, there is no vision of a time when things will change…There is only now with Him. And maybe that’s the lesson I’m supposed to learn…
Thanks again for your faithfulness in Him.
February 10th, 2010 at 8:01 am
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February 14th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
Richard,
Thanks for being so real, a human, I know that souds funny yet at times when I am visiting a church as I was Sunday Feb, 7th if the pastor doesn’t seem real I can’t hear a thing. So Thank-you, I came in need sunday as my daughter and I traveled from the Oregon coast to spend time with a very dear friend after my daughter blew me out of the water. The thursday before she left an anonymous note at her school saying she was contimplating suicide, she is eleven years old…………We have a family dedicated to God, she has been raised in a stable Christian home must I go on. This stability has been disturbed by an outside family member that is mentally ill. My daughter has experienced boundaries put forth for this other family member, during her suicide call for help, numerous emergency visits. She wasn’t physically present yet there in spirit for her Aunite. It has been very trying, we have set new boundaries to mentally, spiritually and physically protect our daughter. Saturday night she asked to go to church, were our frind frequents and that’s when I heard your message to “Wrestle with God, don’t disengage”. Wow how perfect, I placed these words on her ceiling as she lays in bed she can read them. Bless you thanks, Ingrid