QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION AND PERSONAL DEVOTION
“Your eternal destiny depends on whether you act based on minority reports driven by faith or majority decisions framed by fear.”
Review the Sermon: Read Numbers 13:26-33, Matthew 27:21-26
- What do you learn from the decision-making models of the early church?
- What is ‘participative’ decision-making? How does it relate to spiritual authority?
- What are the three pitfalls of decision-making?
Dive Into Scripture: Read Numbers 13:26-14:10a
- What do Caleb and Joshua say about the Promised Land? What is their recommendation, and why do they propose this course of action?
- What scare tactics did the ten explorers use in order to stoke fear among the Israelites?
- Why do we so easily make decisions based on fear instead of faith?
Live It Out:
- In what area of your life do you struggle with fear?
- How can we follow God where He leads instead of making decisions based on fear?