The Vineyard- October 28, 2012

The Vineyard

I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. – John 15:5

Psalm 34

-          What does David invite us to do at the beginning of this psalm?  (v. 3)

-          How does David characterize those who look to the Lord?  (v. 5)

-          How do we “taste and see that the Lord is good”? (v. 8)  In what ways have you tasted the Lord’s goodness in your life?

-          What does David tell us to keep away, and turn away from?  (v. 13-14)  What does he tell us to seek and pursue?  (v. 14)

-          Towards whom are the eyes and the ears of the Lord directed? (v. 15)

-          To whom is the Lord near?  Who does he save?  (v. 18)

-          What promise do we find in v. 22?

Hebrews 4:1-13

-          Why did the good news not benefit some who heard it in the past?  (v. 2)

-          What is it that we should strive to enter?  (v. 11)

-          How is the word of God described in this passage?  (v. 12-13)

-          What does it mean for the word of God to discern “the thoughts and intentions of the heart”?  (v. 13)

-          How does the word of God expose us to the eyes of God?