2011 Lent Study Guide - University Presbyterian Church
2011 Lent Study Guide - University Presbyterian Church
2011 Lent Study Guide - University Presbyterian Church
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Read Exodus 7:8 - 25 together.<br />
What does it say?<br />
— 23 —<br />
Week Three: A Staff to Invite<br />
Compare Moses and Pharaoh: What were key similarities and key contrasts?<br />
Put yourself in Pharaoh’s shoes. How would you be experiencing this series of events? What<br />
would you learn about the Israelites’ God?<br />
What does it mean?<br />
Re-read Exodus 7:8-9. Why do you think Pharaoh demanded a miracle?<br />
Why did Pharaoh doubt that Moses and Aaron represented God?<br />
What is revealed about how Pharaoh’s heart became hardened?<br />
Show DVD: Week Three: A Staff to Invite<br />
What does it mean to me?<br />
What does it mean to have a “hard heart?”<br />
The staff is a marker inviting us to make a decision for God. What things, places, and/or people<br />
have helped you “decide” about God?<br />
How have you grappled with your faith (i.e., mind/heart decisions)?<br />
What’s Happening in the Next Week?<br />
Continue to pray for your neighborhood as well as other groups in your area. Begin to discuss<br />
the opportunities for connecting with other groups and reaching out to the community following<br />
Easter by participating in Love Your Neighbor(hood) (see pg. 58). If not already designated,<br />
appoint someone in the group who will help facilitate outreach for your group.
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