Group Curriculum – Thankful 30 – Nov 22 Handout

Session Notes
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Session Ideas
- The Biggest Little Word
- The “All” Effect
And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over
unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the Lord will work for us: for
there is no restraint to the Lord to save by many or by few. And his armourbearer said
unto him, Do all that is in thine heart: turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy
heart. Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto these men, and we will
discover ourselves unto them. If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then
we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them. But if they say thus, Come
up unto us; then we will go up: for the Lord hath delivered them into our hand: and this
shall be a sign unto us.
And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines: and the
Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid
themselves. And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armourbearer,
and said, Come up to us, and we will shew you a thing. And Jonathan said unto his
armourbearer, Come up after me: for the Lord hath delivered them into the hand of
Israel. And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his
armourbearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his armourbearer slew
after him. And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armourbearer made, was
about twenty men, within as it were an half acre of land, which a yoke of oxen might
plow.
1 Samuel 14:6-14 (KJV)
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Discussion Questions
1. If you were the armourbearer and Jonathan made this
request to you, what would have been your response?
2. Why do you think this armourbearer was so committed to
follow Jonathan?
3. Obviously Matthew chose to follow Jesus, but how does
His response compare with the armourbearer and
Jonathan?
Daily Challenge
November 23 – Psalm 86
Focus: Slow Down – Take time today to slow down and observe
what’s going on around you, including your own life. Make sure
your time is spent well, not just spent.
November 24 – Psalm 54
Focus: Evaluate – Think about where you are in your walk with
God. Are you where you thought you would be two years ago?
Where do you go from here? Seek someone you trust for their
helpful evaluation of your walk.
4. Are there certain areas of our lives that we make off limits
to God?
November 25 –Psalm 39
Focus: Guardrails – We don’t want to fall off track, so today think
about where you want to go, and set some guardrails up in your
life to keep you going there. What boundaries can you set up to
make your marriage, parenting, and faith the strongest?
5. What does it look like to give all to follow Jesus?
November 26 – Psalm 24
Focus: Cleanup – Clean out your car today! Think about the junk
that we carry in our lives that we also need to clean up.
6. What do you think would have happened if the
armourbearer had not given all?
7. How does us giving all to God change our effectiveness in
living out the gospel?
8. Take a minute and write down one area they have not
given to God, but are willing to pray about giving to God this
week.
November 27 – Psalm 25
Focus: Write – Write a note to someone you love before you
read God’s word. Then as you read, remember the Bible is God’s
love letter to you.
November 28– Psalm 139
Focus: Count – It may be odd, but count the spoons and knives in
your kitchen. Chances are you have less knives. Often, they get
used for other purposes than eating. Think about how God has
used you or your family in ways you may not have thought about
beforehand.
November 29– Psalm 74
Focus: Redo – Today take your favorite day from Thankful 30 and
redo it! Think about the second chances God gives us in life.
November 30– Psalm 4
Focus: Relief – You made it! Today take time to reflect on how
doing the Thankful 30 made an impact on your life.