Getting to Know You Read the priestly Blessing: Numbers 6:24-26
- What comes to mind as you hear the blessing?
- What is the biggest act of blessing you have done for someone else?
- How have you experienced the blessings of grace and peace in your life?
Going Deeper
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab_gF5sffEw
- What stood out to you in the video?
- Why do you think people were discouraged from looking at the priests during the blessing?
- How do you distinguish a blessing from God versus another person?
Read Matthew 6:5-6
- Why would praying in a very public way ruin the experience?
- How can we pray in public and not lose focus?
- In your life, do you experience more public or private prayers?
- In v. 6, Jesus instructs us to enter our “prayer closet,” what does He mean?
- Where is your prayer closet?
Read Matthew 6:1-4
- Why does God involve people in the act of blessing others in the first place?
- Why does Jesus warn us again about publicly taking credit for blessing people?
- Have you ever been blessed in secret? What did it feel like?
- In what ways is our church a blessing to Midland?
Read Genesis 22:15-18
- What was Abraham blessed with?
- How can we today understand ourselves to be blessed because of Abraham?
- Could future generations be blessed based on their actions?
Take it Home
- Who can you bless this week?
- Can you find time for both public and private prayer this week?
