The Cure for Spiritual Amnesia

The Cure for Spiritual Amnesia

Deuteronomy 4:1 – 9

Take-Home Truth: The Holy Spirit helps us remember as we actively dig into His Word to remember God’s statutes, His deeds and His global purpose.

Christ-Connection: Christ’s light shines through us as we keep the pattern of His sound teaching and guard the deposit He has entrusted to us.

Hook: (Ice-breaker question. Get the group talking!)

1. Can you remember a time when you forgot something that was very important for you to remember?

Engage: (Observe the passage and engage with the text)

2. As a group, read Deuteronomy 4:1-9 together aloud. Make observations. Discuss and unpack these verses together. How do these verses focus on who God is, what He has done and His global purpose?
3. Pick out the action words in the text and discuss how they might help us to remember. 

 Reflect: (Reflect upon the key take-aways from the sermon)

5. Caleb said “We must actively choose to remember or we will passively choose to forget.” How have you seen this to be true in your life in regards to your relationship with Christ?
6. If it’s true that “there is no love without obedience and no obedience without love”, what can we do to increase our love and obedience to God and His ways?

Respond: (Apply the truths of God’s Word to your heart, affections, and actions)

7. Deuteronomy 11:18,19 directed the children of Israel on how they might remember God’s Word. Give some examples of how this scripture has played out in your life. How can you make this scripture part of your daily life to help you remember who God is and what He has done?
8. One of the main points of the message was that through Christ we are part of God’s witnessing nation and an important part of sharing His light in this dark world (Mt 5:14,16). What can you do this week to remember who you are in Christ and be more active in sharing His light with others?