Faith Lutheran Church
GO DEEPER Study and Reflection Questions 5/22
Have you ever asked the question, "What's the point of life?" Unfortunately, many rarely stop to ask such a question. To discover the meaning of life and living is not always an exhilarating experience. It certainly wasn't for King Solomon. Here was a man, a king, who experienced pretty much all that life could give him, and he summarized life with one word -- vanity! It's all vanity. Life is futile. It's meaningless. Is this your experience? is there hope in the midst of our "meaningless" existence? Let's open up God's word to find out!
Locations & Times
Faith Lutheran - Oakville & Columbia
6101 Telegraph Rd, St. Louis, MO 63129, USA
Sunday 6:00 AM
Open It (for groups)
What would you say is the purpose of life?
What would you say is the purpose of life?
May 22 Ecclesiastes 1:3
What are the simple pleasures of life that come from the gracious hand of the heavenly Father you are grateful for? How does the fleeting sense of this world contrast with the permanence of heaven?
What are the simple pleasures of life that come from the gracious hand of the heavenly Father you are grateful for? How does the fleeting sense of this world contrast with the permanence of heaven?
May 23 Ecclesiastes 1:4-7
Just as God’s Word created everything out of nothing, how does His Word still sustain you? When have you felt as if you were just chasing after the wind?
Just as God’s Word created everything out of nothing, how does His Word still sustain you? When have you felt as if you were just chasing after the wind?
May 24 Ecclesiastes 1:8-10
When have you grown weary of God’s fatherly kindness toward you? Why does your life have meaning only through the redemption in Jesus Christ?
When have you grown weary of God’s fatherly kindness toward you? Why does your life have meaning only through the redemption in Jesus Christ?
May 25 Ecclesiastes 1:11
Why are many who were great in their age no longer remembered? Why will your life, no matter how well lived, not win favor in God’s sight on the Last Day?
Why are many who were great in their age no longer remembered? Why will your life, no matter how well lived, not win favor in God’s sight on the Last Day?
May 26 Matthew 6:33
How much do you desire above all to live under the rule of the one true God? What does God do for His children when they keep the right perspective, refuse to worry, and trust Him?
How much do you desire above all to live under the rule of the one true God? What does God do for His children when they keep the right perspective, refuse to worry, and trust Him?
May 27 Colossians 1:15-23
How can you be sure that Christ’s work reconciles you to God? What difference does your understanding about Christ make?
How can you be sure that Christ’s work reconciles you to God? What difference does your understanding about Christ make?
May 28 Romans 8:18-21
What does God promise to you that can make any suffering bearable? For what reason has the world been forced to wait?
What does God promise to you that can make any suffering bearable? For what reason has the world been forced to wait?
Live It
What’s the point? We live in a world where we want to know the point of everything? Why it’s there? Why it happened? What are we supposed to learn? Our reflection this week helps us identify the vanity found in nature and humanity. When can you take time this week to rethink your purpose and direction in life?
What’s the point? We live in a world where we want to know the point of everything? Why it’s there? Why it happened? What are we supposed to learn? Our reflection this week helps us identify the vanity found in nature and humanity. When can you take time this week to rethink your purpose and direction in life?