Questions: Day 2

Section 2: The God Who Moves Toward Pain (15-20 minutes)

5. Read John 1:14 and Colossians 1:13. The sermon emphasized that God doesn't just sympathize with suffering—He enters it. How did Jesus demonstrate this ultimate pattern of deliverance through the incarnation?

6. The illustration of the Chilean miners showed that deliverance always begins above the problem—the trapped cannot engineer their own rescue. Why is it so hard for us to "stand still" and let God be the Deliverer instead of trying to rescue ourselves?

7. Moses said in Exodus 14:13, "Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord." Share about a time when God delivered you in a way you never could have predicted or orchestrated yourself. What did that teach you about His character?

8. The sermon stated: "Deliverance is not always the removal of the storm. Sometimes it is the arrival of presence." Have you experienced a situation where God didn't remove your difficulty but gave you His presence in the midst of it? How did that sustain you?

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