Shattered
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Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’ ” “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
SPIRITUAL PRACTICES
Read Genesis Colossians Ch. 1 this week.
Prepare for communion.
DISCUSSION GUIDE
Personal Reflection Questions:
How does sin shatter mankind’s relationship with God?
Are you blaming someone for something that you need to take responsibility for?
Is there a relationship that God is asking you to mend?
Group Reflection Questions:
Discuss how shame and conviction are different from one another?
Share what you are still carrying with you from your past, Pastor Paul called these ‘heel bites’… pray for one another.
Take some time to sit silently before God.
What action will you take this week because of what you heard from the Lord during the teaching of His Word?
