Forgotten God Part 1

“Forgotten God; The Holy Spirit” series
Small Group Questions for week 1
Introductory Questions:
Have you ever felt like your Spiritual Life was similar to Dave’s illustration of “pushing a car with no engine”?
On a scale of 1 (terrible) to 10 (Perfect), how would you rate the following in your Spiritual Life?
1) Intimacy with God.
2) Confident Faith to Follow His lead.
3) Ability to ‘hear God’s voice’ clearly.
4) Times of real, deep-level prayer.
5) Consistency and quality of Bible reading and study
Do you want a closer relationship with God, or are you content right now with where you’re at?

Bible Study Questions:
Read Genesis 1:2, 26-27: How long has the Holy Spirit been around?
Read Luke 3:21-22: In what ways is the “Trinity” pictured here?
Read John 14:16-17; 16:7: In what way(s) was it good for the Disciples that Jesus went away?
Do you ever wish that Jesus was here—in person—so that you could learn from Him directly? Why is it “better” for us that we have the Holy Spirit?
Read Acts 2:1-4: Jesus had said (John 14:17) that the Holy Spirit “IS with you, and WILL BE in you”…this happened for the first time on the day of Pentecost.
Read Galatians 5:16, 24-25: Paul wrote that we “live by the Spirit”. What do you think he could mean here?

Application Questions:
In what ways are you nurturing your relationship to God?
Are there additional (or different) things you need to do in order to ‘live by the Spirit” more?
In what areas of your life do you think God wants to do the most work?