DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Pick a few questions ...
REFLECTION / DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Pick a few questions from below and reflect this week, or choose 4-5 to discuss in your home group. Besides the Hatfield’s and McCoys, can you think of any other epic family feuds from history? What are some the things your family “fights” about? What wisdom have you gained from previous family battles that others can benefit from? Compare Galatians 6:7 and 1 Peter 5:5-6. What do these verses tell us that can help curtail unnecessary conflict? When have you rebelled or wandered from God and what brought you back? What doe Galatians 6:1 tell us about helping rebels find their way home? What things is God teaching you through the David series? Study 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17. What do these verses say that can bring hope to those who’ve lost loved ones. Do you think it was fair for David to give orders to “deal gently” with Absalom? Why? Why do you think Joab rejected David’s command? What would you have done? What does Paul mean when he says that the “gospel is veiled” in 2 Corinthians 4:3-4. Read 2 Samuel 18:1-4. Do you think it was a mistake for David to not go to battle?
THINK ABOUT IT 2 Samuel 18: Family Feud OVERVIEW In 2 Samuel 18, Absalom’s rebellion and life are ended. He pursues his father David across the Jordan river, and an epic battle occurs. David’s army routs the rebels, and Absalom becomes entangled in the dense Forest of Ephraim as he retreats. Helpless and alone, Absalom is executed by Joab and his men, in spite of the fact of being giving strict orders by David to “deal gently” with the King’s son. Although victory is achieved, David is devastated, crying out “Oh, my son, my son. Absalom, my son.”
SERMON OUTLINE & SCRIPTURES Family Feud 1. It’s just sad. 2 Samuel 18:33, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17 2. Rebellion has a price-tag. 2 Samuel 18:9-17. Galatians 6:7, 1 Peter 5:5-6 3. David exemplifies God’s love for the wayward. 2 Samuel 18:5, 12, 29, 32, 33; Matthew 5:43; 2 Corinthians 4:3-4; Galatians 6:1
THINK ABOUT IT 2 Samuel 18: Family Feud OVERVIEW In 2 Samuel 18, Absalom’s rebellion and life are ended. He pursues his father David across the Jordan river, and an epic battle occurs. David’s army routs the rebels, and Absalom becomes entangled in the dense Forest of Ephraim as he retreats. Helpless and alone, Absalom is executed by Joab and his men, in spite of the fact of being giving strict orders by David to “deal gently” with the King’s son. Although victory is achieved, David is devastated, crying out “Oh, my son, my son. Absalom, my son.”
SERMON OUTLINE & SCRIPTURES Family Feud 1. It’s just sad. 2 Samuel 18:33, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17 2. Rebellion has a price-tag. 2 Samuel 18:9-17. Galatians 6:7, 1 Peter 5:5-6 3. David exemplifies God’s love for the wayward. 2 Samuel 18:5, 12, 29, 32, 33; Matthew 5:43; 2 Corinthians 4:3-4; Galatians 6:1
