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In The Den - Week 8: The Hope Giving End

At the end of Daniel, we read about his third and final vision. What is clear about each vision is that even though things will get bad, there is always hope.

Icebreaker: What is your middle name and where did it come from?

Reading: Daniel 10-12

Discussion Questions:

  1. Has there ever been a situation where you found yourself losing hope?

  2. When it comes to the 3 visions of Daniel, is there anything that you learned that you did not realize before about the visions, the 500 years after Daniel, or the end times?

  3. There are three types of suffering: Protective, perfecting, and correcting. Give a personal example of this type of suffering in your life.

  4. How can understanding the gospel message as well as the power of the Holy Spirit help you to have hope?

In The Den - Week 4: The Finger of God

We all have a pride problem. In Daniel 4 and 5, we see two different responses of God’s intervention to pride and two different ways that we can respond to the finger of God in our life.

IMPACT CARD

Icebreaker: What is your favorite part about your job?

Reading: Daniel 4 and 5

Discussion Questions:

  1. What is a time that your pride got the best of you?

  2. Has there ever been a time where you felt like God said to you “that’s enough”?

  3. What are you using to numb yourself? What have you used in the past to numb yourself?

  4. It is easy to not be able to hear God’s voice. What voices are drowning His voice out? What can you do to be able to hear His voice more clearly?

  5. Where is the finger of God in your life?

In The Den - Week 1: Exiles

Do you ever feel like you don’t belong? Do you ever feel like an outsider? Maybe it is because we are called to be an exile. The book of Daniel shows us exactly how to be a godly person in a godless culture.

IMPACT CARD

Icebreaker: What places have you lived in your life?

Reading: Daniel 1

Discussion Questions:

  • Has there ever been a time where you felt like an outsider?

  • When culture pushes us away from Christ, it is easy to panic or to blend in. Which one do you find yourself tempted to do more? Give examples of you giving into that temptation.

  • What is an exile? In what ways can changing our attitude to that of an exile change our faith?

  • The spirit of Babylon separates and indoctrinates. How have you experienced both of those things in your life?

  • How can we bless when we are in Babylon?