20221204 ADVENT Encountering Emmanuel - Smelling Great (Isaiah 11.1-10, Romans 15.4-13)

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The Passage: Isaiah 11.1-10 (Romans 15.4-13)
The One Thing: Smelling great

Growgroup Discussion Starters
Know
K1 Finish the sentence: “Wake up and smell the ______”. What’s your favourite Christmas aroma? What about your least favourite?

Grow
G1 If you had to go without one of your five sense (assuming you have all five) which would you give up?
G2 Isaiah 11:2 | What do you make of the pairings of “Spirits” listed in this verse? How is the image of a Menorah helpful in understanding this verse? Where else in scripture might we see this “Sevenfold Spirit”?
G3 Isaiah 11:3 | Dan said that the “Fear of the Lord” is the foundation of the other “Spirits”. Give it a go and try to explain “the fear of the Lord”. Why is it so important? (see end of verse 2 and start of verse 3)
G4 Isaiah 11:4 | Dan explained that both the word “Spirit” in verse 3 and the word “delight” (or “aroma”) in verse 4 are both the Hebrew word RUAH. Do you think this is intentional? If so, how might the word RUAH (Holy Spirit) overlap with the word RUAH (delight or smell)? What is God trying to say?
G5 Imagine Jesus walks into a room that represents your life at right now? Is there a good smell or a bad smell?

Show
S1 What can you do to be Jesus’ favourite smell / aroma this Christmas?