Sunday night, I officially began a series on the Minor Prophets entitled, "The 'Not So Minor' Minors." I started out with the prophet Hosea. You can watch or listen to the message here. During the last two weeks, during the PM services, I recommended a book by Anthony Selvaggio entitled The Prophets Speak of Him: Encountering Jesus in the Minor Prophets. It is a remarkable and helpful read.
At the conclusion of each chapter, Selvaggio provides some discussion questions to help the reader further reflect on the truths presented in each Minor Prophet. I liked them so well, I thought I would include a portion of them here for your own application and discussion.
1. Read Ephesians 5:22-32 and list all of the things Christ does for His bride, the church.
2. What are some of the broken promises people experience in this world? Discuss how God's faithfulness to His promises can be used to minister to people who have experienced the pain of broken promises.
3. Hosea highlights what God has done for us in making the church a beautiful bride and a faithful son. However, there are also commands for us that flow from this glorious work of Christ on our behalf. Discuss the nature of these imperatives as revealed in the following texts: 2 Corinthians 6:18-7:1; Ephesians 5:1-16; and 1 John 3:1-3. Can you think of other passages which teach similarly?
4. We also learned that Jesus makes us sons of God's family. This doctrine is referred to as the doctrine of adoption. Read the following verses and list all the benefits wich result from our adoption by God: Psalm 103:13; Proverbs 14:26; Matthew 6:30-32; Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:6; Hebrews 12:5-6; and 1 Peter 5:7.
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