Questions and Activities
for Small Groups Based on the
International Sunday School Lesson Text.
1. Describe a time when you were told you couldn’t accomplish something and you did it anyway. How did you feel after you did it?
Read Nehemiah 4-6.
2. Why do you think Sanballat and the others were opposed to Nehemiah’s efforts to rebuild the wall? What do you think they hoped to accomplish by mocking the workers?
3. What is Nehemiah’s initial reaction to the mocking? How does he encourage his people to persevere?
4. What challenges do you see facing Christians in the world today? How could Nehemiah’s tactics be applied to each challenge?
5. How is the opposition Christians face today similar to Nehemiah’s time? How is it different?
6. Make a list of unfinished projects or unsettled relational issues in your life. Who or what is your opposition? What is one thing you can do today to move toward completion in each situation? Who can you ask to hold you accountable? |L
Sue Skalicky works for Small Group Network and lives in Bismarck, North Dakota.
For more Small Group ministry resources visit www.SmallGroups.com.
In the World
Each week teachers of the International Sunday School Lesson (ISSL) can find a free download of In the World at www.standardlesson.com. This current event feature summarizes a recent news story and relates it to the ISSL passage for the coming Sunday. Teachers can use In the World to show the cultural relevance of the lesson text to their Sunday school class.
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