Week of September 18, 2011

1. Read Exodus 16:2-15.
2. Can you remember a time when you were "in the wilderness"? How did the Lord provide for you, or did He?
3. Why do you think that Israel was looking back toward Egypt? Out of fear? Regret?
4. Can you think of a time when you felt this way, when you were unsure of the future and looked back? How did you make the decision to keep going, or did you?
5. The Lord rains down bread instead of judgment for Israel's grumbling. If you were sure that the Lord would always give you grace for your grumbling, how would that impact your prayer life? Do you think it is proper to complain to God?
6. What does the Lord do so that Israel could keep the Sabbath?
7. Do you keep the Sabbath? Do you regularly schedule a time for rest and refreshment? Is this something you need to improve upon?
8. Father Mike made the connection between keeping the Sabbath and trusting the Lord in his sermon. What does our need to always be working say to God?
9. This passage teaches us that a little manna can go a long way. Is it hard for you to trust God for your daily needs or do you feel the need to "hoard"?
10. What challenges you most about this passage?
11. Pray for one another....