Sunday 25 February
Shine: The Glory of God in the Church
Steve Graham
Steve shows from scripture and history that God is at work in the midst of darkness. He encourages us to lean into God and reminds us that God is able to do immeasurably more than we could ask or imagine.
Life Group questions
Shine: The Glory of God in the Church
“Shine: The Glory of God in the Church.”
Read Isaiah 60:1-5
Read it again, in a different translation.
- What is one thing that stood out to you from this passage?
Many Old Testament scholars think that the prophecies in this part of Isaiah were given to the people who were returning from exile. If you read it this way, you can understand how these words would have inspired great hope in the people who heard them. However, in the section we are reading, there are also two instructions.
- Can you identify the two instructions in Isaiah 60:1-5?
- Why do you think these are included?
- Where can you see God at work in your world at the moment?
- Do you find this an easy thing to identify and describe? Why / why not?
Imagine you are chatting with a friend who is not a believer. They express despair at the state of the world and all of the horrible things that they hear about in the news. They then ask you, “How can you believe in God? Does he even do anything?”
- How would you respond to these questions?
- When you feel despair at the state of the world, what do you pray about?