Christ the Rock Community Church, Saturday Morning Men’s Bible Study

This week’s reading February 26 to March 4[1. If you are participating in the Saturday morning class, “The One Year Bible Challenge,” you should read the daily materials as set out in “The One Year Bible.” The verses listed on this page will include a couple of extra days each week.]

Leviticus 19:1-Numbers 51
Mark 8:11-12:17
Psalm 42:1-47:9
Proverbs 10:17-25

Next Week’s Reading March 5-11
Numbers 4:1-16:40
Mark 12:18-15:47
Psalm 48:1-54:7
Proverbs 10:26-11:6

Discussion Questions:
Old Testament

• What is the Year of Jubilee? How does it work, and what is the point of it?
• How do the Israelite Year of Jubilee and “debt relief” compare to modern political, economic, financial and legal concepts??

New Testament

• Why did Jesus lay his hands on the blind man twice, in order to heal him? Mark 8:22-26

FOOTNOTE:

Christ the Rock Community Church, Saturday Morning Men’s Bible Study

This week’s reading February 19 to 25[1. If you are participating in the Saturday morning class, “The One Year Bible Challenge,” you should read the daily materials as set out in “The One Year Bible.” The verses listed on this page will include a couple of extra days each week.]
Leviticus 7:28-18:30
Mark 3:31-8:10
Psalm 37:12-41:13
Proverbs 10:5-16

Next Week’s Reading February 26 to March 4
Leviticus 19:1-Numbers 51
Mark 8:11-12:17
Psalm 42:1-47:9
Proverbs 10:17-25

Discussion Questions:
Old Testament

1. Why did God give the Israelites so many rules about “clean” and “unclean” animals?

New Testament

1. Is the purpose of the parables to convey the truth? Or to hide the truth? Or both? Or neither? Mark 4:10-12.
2. Imagine you were Jairus, and Jesus brought your child back to life. How do you think you would feel? Why did Jesus tell the people standing by to give the girl something to eat?

FOOTNOTE:

The discussion notes ( PDF / TEXT ) for breakfast on Saturday, May 28, 2011 are now online — ”Nobody’s Perfect”. Most of our Old Testament reading this week involves David. He was, paradoxically, capable of shocking sin; yet he was the the person God called a “man after His own heart.” Discussion verses: 1 Samuel 13:13-14; Acts 13:22; and John 12:37-43.