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Lesson OneDisappointment With God5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoDistraction5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeDangerous Relationships5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FourUnchanged Tendencies5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveSelf-Reliance5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SixPrayerlessness5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SevenCarelessness5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson EightAn Unexamined Heart5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson NineAn Unseen Enemy5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TenA Lack Of Accountability5 Activities1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity1 Assessment
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Discussion Questions
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List three of the more memorable people in the Old or New Testaments who became disappointed with God because He didn’t respond to them the way they thought He should have responded.
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Saul – thought He could do Samuels priestly service. Saul must have been disappointed in Gods absence … when Samuel hadn’t turned up at the agreed time.
Elijah must have been really disappointed in God after the huge testimony of His power through the fire from heaven – followed by Jezebels death threat.
Noah must have been disappointed in God when absolutely nobody believed him when he warned them of the coming doom.
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1. David as evidenced in Psalm 13.
2. Peter who denies Christ and then weeps bitterly in Matthew 26.
3. Moses who questioned his ability to lead God’s people-Acts 7:23-25.
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Sarah
Job’s wife
Jonah -
Naomi in the book of Ruth said that God dealt bitterly with her.
David and his men in 1 Samuel when their wives and children were taken captive.
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Moses, arron, Elijah,David,peter.
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Sometimes people say they are Christians but act as if they are mad at God. What are some things you have observed that have caused you to be mad at God?
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when i was divorced
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when I fall into sin, and I dont know how to get clear before God. I am afraid I’ve gone too far. that asking for help is useless. that i cannot be healed. this causes a divide in the relationship i have with God, and my fear turns into a passive aggressive anger against God.
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I can’t recall a time I was mad at God. There have been times that I question God and were mad at the situation, or begged for things to be over, but not mad at God.
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Injustice in our society, especially injustices against children, is a big reason for me. Also when my earthly family relationships have failed me, that can be very upsetting.
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I think it’s easy to be disappointed with God when we don’t get what we want for that’s a job money prestige health anything we can become incensed with what we think God to give us
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What are some of the more important or noticeable reasons why people who say they’re Christians don’t act like it?
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gossip, mean spirited.
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Overcome with desires of the flesh, temptation and giving in to sin.
They place their own will before the will of God.
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People who drink, curse, talk about sex witb the posited sex away from their spouse or doing drugs. Flirting with sinful situations especially in front of non believers.
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I believe that people can become very disillusioned and disappointed with their own local churches and the fact that hypocrisy can be prevalent. I also believe traumatic life events can tear people down and make them appear that they are not acting like Christians.
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I think it’s easy to say you’re a Christian when do you want to look good in front of people. But when times are hard it’s much harder to maintain your faith.