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Community Group Guide:

Week 10: March 17-23

The Story: From Genesis to Malachi

Sermon: The Return

  

Outline:


The Return from Exile:


1. Zerubbabel and the Temple

2. Ezra and the Torah

3. Nehemiah and the City Wall

4. A Period of Silence and Suspense



My Story:


1. The return from exile marked a period of spiritual renewal in Israel. Have you ever had a season of renewed vigor in your faith after a metaphorical period of “exile”?  


2. How has this series, “The Story: From Genesis to Malachi,” helped your overall understanding of the Bible? Using the sermon titles from this series, do you think you are equipped to provide a child an overview of the Old Testament? 


3. What impacted you or stood out to you the most in the sermon this week?



Digging Deeper:


1. Read Ezra 1:1-2, 4:1-5, 4:21, 5:1-2, and 6:16-19. What opposition did Zerubbabel face in the rebuilding of the temple? Which prophets encouraged the Jews to resume building the temple after the project had ceased? When did the Jews finally dedicate the Second Temple?  


2. Ezra led the second wave of Israelites returning from exile. Read Ezra 7:6-28. Who was Ezra and what did he set out to do upon his return to Jerusalem?  


3.  Read Nehemiah 1:1-11, 2:9-20, and 8:1-12. Who was Nehemiah and what problem caused him to mourn the situation in Jerusalem? Despite opposition, Nehemiah successfully leads the rebuilding project. What prompts the revival in chapter 8? What role does expositional preaching (see Neh 8:8) play in the spiritual vitality of God’s people? 


4. Read Malachi 4:5-6. What promise is made here at the close of the Old Testament? Read Matthew 11:13-15. Who does Jesus identify as the “Elijah who is to come” and why is this designation important? 

Sign ups:

Our Community Groups run on a schedule of 10-week blocks and consist of a Winter, Spring, and Fall Session.


The Winter Session will begin on January 14th and signups are now open for that session.


Below is the list of groups that will be meeting during the Winter Session.


WEC Community Groups, Winter Session 2024 (January-March)


Jeff & Alice Chown - Gathers via Zoom on Sunday evenings at 6pm.


Jeff & Tracy Cioppa - Gathers at the church in the Oasis Bldg. on Sunday evenings at 6pm.


Drew & Meghan Knofczynski - Gathers at their home (Haygood, VB) on Tuesday evenings at 6:30pm.


Tim & Amanda Parsons - Gathers at their home (Indian Lake, VB) on Friday evenings. 6pm - share a meal, 7pm Bible Study.


Adam & Krystal Rastetter - Gathers at the church on Friday evenings at 6:30pm.


Steve & Lisa Roby - Gathers at their home (Birchwood Gardens, VB) on Friday evenings at 6:30pm.


Noah & Erin Shaffer - Gathers at their home (Windsor Oaks West, VB) on Sunday afternoons at 12:30pm.


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