Diagnosing Heart Disease

Getting to Know You:
– What do you do in your life to keep your heart
healthy?

Going Deeper:
– In what ways do we cover up our disobedience?

– Read 1 Samuel 15:22-23. What is God’s
judgment against Saul?

o What does God want from Saul and us?
o How serious does God view
disobedience?
o How should we then view it?

– Discuss the regret/repentance God has when it
comes to Sauls life in vs.11, 29, 35.
o What kind of tension does this leave us
with because of Numbers 23:19 and
Psalm 110:4?
o How does vs.29 resolve this tension?
o Discuss the name of God we find in this
verse. Where else do we see the glory
of God in the OT?

– What does Saul do in vs.15-21? In what ways do
we do the same thing when caught in sin? How
can we get away from blame shifting and
actually repent for our sin?

– Talk about the consequences of Saul’s sin in
vs.23, 28, 35. How does sin’s consequences
affect us, even as followers of Jesus?

– What’s the difference between Saul’s sorrow
for his sin in vs.24-25, 30-31 and actual biblical
repentance? Look up 2 Cor.7:8-13 to help
define the difference between godly and
worldly repentance.

Take it Home:
– Too often we think we can obey enough to gain
God’s love. What does it do to your heart to
know that God already loves us so much that he
gave us Jesus, even in our sin?
– What do you need to put away or give up to
fully obey Jesus?