Lesson 8 Diving strength ANNOUNCEMENTS Snacks and drinks

Lesson 8 Diving strength

ANNOUNCEMENTS • Snacks and drinks will only be available from 1111: 30 am. Be on time if you want some food! • PUT PHONES IN BACK! Please! – Easter Fellowship • April 15 – Bring any plastic eggs you have and stuff them this Saturday (4/8) – We will be having potluck at the Church from 11 am-3: 30 p. m. – Wear Pajamas and bring food you signed up for

Listen, Sing, and Ponder https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=ZF ORj. Uc. Hk. KU What does this song mean to you?

Memory Verse • “The Sovereign Lord is my strength”. (Habakkuk 3: 19) • What does this verse mean to you?

Memory Verse • Define Sovereign – A supreme ruler (noun) – Possessing supreme or ultimate power (adjective) – Now knowing what the definition of Sovereign is, does this change your perspective?

Question 1 • How often do you feel overwhelmed? How often do you feel inspired and motivated? Do you feel these proportions are right for your life? – Do you agree with the statement? • We are so busy doing nothing

Question 2 • When you feel discouraged by your to-do list and overwhelmed by life’s demands how does Habakkuk 3: 19 encourage you to draw on Christ’s strength?

Question 3 • Can you list some attributes of Christ? • Now that you know them and you know He gives us His strength, then what happens? – How do you apply it to your own life • Share some examples where God has been your strength. • Ps. 18: 6

Question 4 What promise does the psalmist give us in Psalm 73: 26? Why is this significant for you? Have you ever tried to rely on your own strength and then eventually failed? Why do you think that happened?

Question 5 • How does recognizing that we are weak free us to enjoy life – 2 Corinthians 12: 9

Question 6 • How has God provided for your strength this last year? • What specific even t or conversation cause you to seek His sustenance for your daily life? – Sustenance: a substance that allowed to maintain life and growth • What did that look like?

Question 7 • Relying on God allows us to recognize the opportunities He gives us to speak His strength into the lives of others. • What does Isaiah 12: 2 -5 say about sharing about His strength? • How can you show others Christ strength in you?

Conclusion: • Surrender it all to Christ. –He is there to be our strength –You are not alone in this journey

Challenge and Journal • Challenge: Give up something for this week and focus on God’s strength • Journal: List all that you do and choose one thing and see how you can give it to God and write down each day how it went.