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SmallGroupQuestionsJanuary21,2018Series:FixerUpperMessage:“FoundationIssues”
IntroductionThisserieswillwalkthroughthefirstsixchaptersofthebookofNehemiahintheOldTestament.It’sthestoryofarebuildingproject,a“fixerupper.”Alongtheway,wewilldrawanalogiesfromthepopularTVserieswiththatnamebutthemessageswillfocusnotonhomerenovationsbutpeoplerenovations.Theconsistentquestionthroughtheserieswillbe,“What’sbrokeninyourworldthatneedsfixing?”AswetracethestoryofNehemiah,wewilllearnmanystepstohelpusfixwhat’sbrokeninourownlivesorhowtojoinGodinwhatHe’sdoingtofixwhat’sbrokeninourworld.ThehopeofthisseriesisthatpeoplewilltakerealstepsforwardtoexperiencemoreofthelifechangeonlyGodcanaccomplish.(Questionstogeteveryonetoparticipate)
1. Whatistheworstwreckagecausingeventyou’veeverwitnessed(earthquake,hurricane,tornado,housefire,caraccident,war,etc.)?Whatwasitliketowalkthroughthewreckage?
2. Whatisthelongesttripyou’veevertaken?Wouldyouevergothereagain?Whyorwhynot?
(Questionsbasedontheprimarytext)ReadNehemiah2:10-20.
3. Nehemiahtravelssome1,000milestogettoJerusalem.Whatdoyoumakeofhisinactivitythefirstthreedayshe’sthere?
4. WhydoyouthinkNehemiahsaidnothingtothosewhowouldbedoingtheworkuntilhehad
inspectedthewallshimself?Whyinspectthewallsatnight?
5. WhatthreepointsdoesNehemiahmakepubliclytorallythetroopstorebuild?Whichonedoyoufindmostconvincing?
6. HowdoesNehemiahrespondtohisopponentscharges?Howdoeshisresponsehelpyouthinkabout
howtorespondtocriticsinyourownlife?
7. Whenitcomestofixingwhat’sbrokeninyourworld,whatneedsthemostattentionrightnow?1)Inspection:“IneedtospendtimeunderstandingtheissueIfaceandmyselftoo.”2)“Ineedtoconnectwithpeoplewhoarealreadyworkingontheissueandseeingthebiggerpictureofwhyit’sworthtakingonabigfixerupperproject.”3)“Ineedtoknowhowtobetterhandleopposition/criticswhotrytoderailmefromfixingwhat’sbroken.”