Assigned Scripture
2 Chronicles 7:11-16
11 So Solomon finished the Temple of the Lord, as well as the royal palace. He completed everything he had planned to do in the construction of the Temple and the palace. 12 Then one night the Lord appeared to Solomon and said,
“I have heard your prayer and have chosen this Temple as the place for making sacrifices. 13 At times I might shut up the heavens so that no rain falls, or command grasshoppers to devour your crops, or send plagues among you.14 Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land. 15 My eyes will be open and my ears attentive to every prayer made in this place. 16 For I have chosen this Temple and set it apart to be holy—a place where my name will be honored forever. I will always watch over it, for it is dear to my heart.
New Living Translation (NLT)
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
Group Response
Following the weekly gathering, you’re invited to respond to the service by engaging in group discussion.
Who are the people God will use to rebuild the city?
Discussion Questions
1. Have you ever felt convicted? What does it feel like? How did you know it was God’s Voice and not someone else’s or your own?
2. When you do something wrong, do you tend to struggle most with humility? Hunger? Or holiness? Can you give more details?
3. What about the promise of 2 Chronicles 7:14 most encourages you? What do you think the Lord was saying to you today as you listened to the message? Can you summarize it in a sentence?
4. What will you do differently this week as a result of that message?