Impact Thursday November 18th

Impact will be continuing our Ruth study with Ruth chapter 2 this week! Please read Ruth chapter 2 and review the questions below. We will meet in our normal place this Thursday at 7:00 PM in the 700 Santa Cruz Ave. Building Menlo Park.
Please contact Christl at christlclear@gmail.com if you are interested in being placed in a table group. We are looking for those that can commit to 80 % attendance at Impact. Otherwise, we have a place for you at open tables.
Questions for Ruth 2:

1. What is Ruth doing gleaning in fields that are not hers? (See Lev. 19:9-10; Deut: 24:19)

2. These are laws given by God. What does this tell you about God?

3. What seem to have been the risks for women who did this kind of work? (See v. 2, 9, 22) How could the fact that Ruth was a foreigner from Moab have made the situation even more difficult?

4. Whose field did Ruth happen to work in? (2:3) Is there any indication that this was a setup on Naomi’s part or that Ruth even knew about Boaz before this?

5. Can you describe an experience where you thought something in your life happened by chance and then discovered that it was part of God’s bigger plan for you?

6. List facts about Ruth from chps 1 and 2. What does chp. 2 reveal about Ruth’s character?

7. List facts about Boaz from chp. 2. What are some character traits you can infer about Boaz from chp. 2?

8. In what way did Boaz do more than what the law in Q. 1 required? What can you learn from Boaz’s actions?

9. How do you respond to “outsiders?” New people? People who are going through a hard season of life? Is it any different if their circumstances are a result of their own actions?

10. What is one way you can actively give dignity, respect, and kindness to someone in need of it this week?

Impact Thursday November 11th

Impact will be starting a new study in Ruth this week! Please read Ruth chapter 1. We will meet in our normal place this Thursday at 7:00 PM in the 700 Santa Cruz Ave. Building Menlo Park.

Please contact Christl at christlclear@gmail.com if you are interested in being placed in a table group. We are looking for those that can commit to 80 % attendance at Impact. Otherwise, we have a place for you at open tables.

Questions for James 5

Questions for James 5 taken from “Be Mature-Growing Up in Christ” by Warren W. Wiersbe

(from James 5:1-6)

1. How does a mature Christian respond in times of trouble?
2. Why does James admonish the rich to weep and howl?
3. What are the sinful ways the rich use their wealth? How do you use your wealth? (personal)
4. What are the consequences of misusing riches?
5. Where do you draw the line between enjoying what God gives you and living a life of luxury?
6. Is it ever okay to have more material wealth than other believers, or should equality be the goal? Why or why not?


(from James 5:7-12)

7. How can Christians find patient endurance as they wait for Christ to return?
8. What three examples of patience does James give? Which of these resonates with you? Why?
9. How are we like “spiritual farmers”?
10. As we read of the prophets, what encouragement do we gain?
11. Why do faithful witnesses to God often undergo suffering and persecution? Where is their reward?
12. What should you do (or not do) when you find yourself in the midst of suffering?


(from James 5:13-20)

13. What were the specific circumstances surrounding the prayer offered for the sick in James 5:14-16?
14. What does it mean to “backslide”? How have you struggled with this in your own life?
15. In many Christian churches today, confronting a Christian brother or sister about sin is the last thing to be done, if it is done at all. Why do you think this is the case?
16. What have you learned from this book that you can take with you as you continue to grow in Christ? Pray and thank God for these things.





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Impact Thursday November 4th

Impact will continue this Thursday at 7:00 PM in the 700 Santa Cruz Ave. Building Menlo Park. We will continue our study in James with James 5.