StudyGuide
INTRODUCTION
Quiteoftenitischallengingformentoembracethelifeoffaithbecausewearetemptedtofocusontheactsof
GodandnotonthecharacterortheheartofGod.Davidmodelstheheartofourheavenlyfatherwhenhe
invitedMephibosheth,whowasthegrandsonofhisenemySaultomoveintotheKingspalaceandeatfromthe
King’stable.Mephiboshethwascrippledasayoungchildwhenhewasaccidentallydropped.David’skindness
isareminderoftheheartofourheavenlyfatherwholovesusinspiteofourbrokenness.Godlovesmenand
hasaspecialpurposeforeveryman.
DISCUSSIONQUESTIONS
Read2Samuel9:1-8
1. PastorMitchellnotedthat:WhenIknowthefather’sheart,Iwillunderstandhishand.Whatisthe
differencebetweenGod’sheartandHishand?
2. In2Samuel4:4ababyisleftcrippledbyanaccident.Howwouldyouexplainthisstorytosomeone
whowasskepticalofGodbeingalovingfather?
3. Whatisthemessage(s)thatDavid’skindnesstoMephiboshethconveystomen?
4. Whyisitthatmensometimesfindithardtodothechurchthing?
5. SharethestoryofaGodlymanwhohasinfluencedyouspiritually.Tellusabouthisheart?
6. LikeMephibosheth,inwhatareaofyourlifehaveyouexperiencedthegraceofGodinanunexpected
way.
MOVINGFORWARD
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TheFatherwantssomethingforus,notsomethingfromus.Comeexpectingamiracle.
TheFatheroffersgracethatcannotbeearned.Comewithoutfear.
TheFatherhasaplacewherewecanbelongsothatwecanbelieve.Comebytakingthenextstepof
faith.
CHANGINGYOURMIND
ThenGodsaid,“LetUsmakemaninOurimage,accordingtoourlikeness…”(Genesis1:26-NKJV)
“TheSpiritandthebridesay,“Come!”Andlettheonewhohearssay,“Come!”Lettheonewhoisthirsty
come;andlettheonewhowishestakethefreegiftofthewateroflife”(Revelation22:17-NIV).
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