It's Complicated (S2): WK 4 - GROUP GUIDE
INTRODUCTION
The following is a guide to help facilitate discussion between you and the person you’re studying with or with your Connect Group. Feel free to add, subtract, or change questions to fit the conversation, and pray for the Spirit to lead in all things.
OPEN POINT TO CONSIDER/SHARE
This content may be difficult for some in your group to process together. Be sure to let your group know the topic before you meet, and give permission to anyone to bow out if they are concerned about being triggered, or who simply don’t want to talk through this particular story.
HEAD
1. Read 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13, Psalm 51:1-19 together and share any wisdom, insights, or thoughts that come to you from the reading.
2. Do you think Bathsheba loved Uriah? If so, why cheat on him with David?
3. Can you imagine being Nathan in this moment? How would you have felt before confronting David?
4. Why do you think it was so hard for David to see what he had done, or was doing, was wrong?
5. In verse 13, it seems that God is quick to forgive David. Does that bother you in any way, like maybe David should have had to suffer first?
6. According to Psalm 51:3, David was haunted by his sin. Have you ever felt that? Is that from God? Our conscience? Both?
7. It was a big deal for David to write that the sacrifice that God truly desires isn’t a burnt offering, but a broken and repentant spirit. What does this mean to you?
HEART
1. One thing we learn about this whole story is that though there is forgiveness, there are still consequences for our choices. What consequences did both Bathsheba and David have to live with even though, they were forgiven when they repented?
2. Even though we put David on a pedestal, we see that he was as sinful as any of us. What hope do we get from difficult stories about these as it relates to God’s love for us, and His ability to use us?
3. If adultery is cheating on our lover, what are the ways in which we cheat on God?
4. How can we help one another stay true to our love for God, as well as restore our relationship with Him when we do fall?
HANDS
This week, what if you worked on memorizing the first 12 verses of Psalm 51, especially Psalm 51:10- 12, and prayed it daily for a month? Maybe it would put you smack dab in the middle of God’s presence and His ability to reform you into His image, your heart into a copy of His.
LIVING WORDS FOR YOUR WEEK
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.
Psalm 51:10, NLT
The following is a guide to help facilitate discussion between you and the person you’re studying with or with your Connect Group. Feel free to add, subtract, or change questions to fit the conversation, and pray for the Spirit to lead in all things.
OPEN POINT TO CONSIDER/SHARE
This content may be difficult for some in your group to process together. Be sure to let your group know the topic before you meet, and give permission to anyone to bow out if they are concerned about being triggered, or who simply don’t want to talk through this particular story.
HEAD
1. Read 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13, Psalm 51:1-19 together and share any wisdom, insights, or thoughts that come to you from the reading.
2. Do you think Bathsheba loved Uriah? If so, why cheat on him with David?
3. Can you imagine being Nathan in this moment? How would you have felt before confronting David?
4. Why do you think it was so hard for David to see what he had done, or was doing, was wrong?
5. In verse 13, it seems that God is quick to forgive David. Does that bother you in any way, like maybe David should have had to suffer first?
6. According to Psalm 51:3, David was haunted by his sin. Have you ever felt that? Is that from God? Our conscience? Both?
7. It was a big deal for David to write that the sacrifice that God truly desires isn’t a burnt offering, but a broken and repentant spirit. What does this mean to you?
HEART
1. One thing we learn about this whole story is that though there is forgiveness, there are still consequences for our choices. What consequences did both Bathsheba and David have to live with even though, they were forgiven when they repented?
2. Even though we put David on a pedestal, we see that he was as sinful as any of us. What hope do we get from difficult stories about these as it relates to God’s love for us, and His ability to use us?
3. If adultery is cheating on our lover, what are the ways in which we cheat on God?
4. How can we help one another stay true to our love for God, as well as restore our relationship with Him when we do fall?
HANDS
This week, what if you worked on memorizing the first 12 verses of Psalm 51, especially Psalm 51:10- 12, and prayed it daily for a month? Maybe it would put you smack dab in the middle of God’s presence and His ability to reform you into His image, your heart into a copy of His.
LIVING WORDS FOR YOUR WEEK
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.
Psalm 51:10, NLT
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