God understands me

  • Jake Brower
  • Dec 12, 2011

Life Group 12/11-12/17

 

Life-Giving prayer

 

How was your worship this week? Anything specific to share?

 

Life-Giving Truth

 

How did last week’s truth, “My Life is Valuable” resonate with your heart last week?

 

This week: God understands me

 

Have you ever wondered if God understands you? When? How does it make you feel?

 

How does it disconnect your heart from someone you believe doesn’t understand you?

 

Read Hebrews 4:15

 

What is the main point of this passage?

 

How is it meant to shape our perspective on who God is?

 

Spend a little time thinking about your day… what basic human emotions, feelings and circumstances did you have today, and now imagine Jesus experiencing those same things. Talk about how it makes you think and feel.

 

Which is hardest for you to believe?

-       Jesus knows what it feels like to hurt physically like you

-       Jesus had real emotions like you

-       Jesus had real needs like you

 

 

Read Luke 22:39-45

 

Talk about the different real human feelings, emotions and thoughts going through Jesus head in this passage.

 

How does it make you feel to contemplate Jesus feeling these things?

 

Why is it important that Jesus experienced all that realities of humanness?