20230625 POST PENTECOST God’s Creative Connection - God Hears Your Tears

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The Passage: Genesis 21:1-21
The One Thing: God hears your tears.

Growgroup Discussion Starters
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K1 Would you say that your household closer to “pretty standard” or “complicated”? Who do you identity most with in Genesis 21-1-21?

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G1 What do you think it might have been like to live in Hagar’s household with her owner (Sarah), father of her child (Abraham) and her son’s younger half-brother who was the heir (Isaac)? How might you have responded to that environment if you were Hagar?
G2 Why do you think the Bible puts so much stock in names (Ishmael: The God Who Sees, El-Roi: The God Who Sees, Isaac: He laughs)?
G3 Have you ever experienced complicated or unwelcome family circumstances or dynamics? How has this impacted your relationship with God?
G4 In this situation it seems like no one handled things well (Abraham, Sarah, Hagar or Ishmael) and it seems like everyone was impacted or upset. What promises / hope does the Bible have for families who are embroiled in ongoing conflict or tension?
G5 Dan said there is a downside to laughter (Genesis 21:8-14) and an upside to crying (Genesis 21:15-21). What did he mean by these statements?
G6 How do Luke 7:34 and Isaiah 53:3 encourage us to approach Jesus. What kind of a person is Jesus from these two verses?

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S1 What attitude it God calling you to have in your particular home / family situation. If you are not sure, take some time to listen to God and journal what you think he is saying to you.