Life Grp Qs A Word of “ABANDONMENT” 4/2/17
Matthew 27:45-49 ESV
Opener
-Share one high and one low from your week.
Review
-In the message this week, was there anything that particularly caught your attention, challenged or confused you?
Going Deeper
-What are some examples from scripture of people who felt abandoned by God?
(e.g. Ex.5:22-23, Hab.1:2, Ps.13:1-6, Jer.20:7, Lk.24:17-21)
How would you care for someone in a similar situation?
Response
-What is a situation you are losing hope in right now?
-How does this study encourage you to either think, speak, act, pray or feel differently?
Prayer
As you enter into prayer, read: Ps.73:26, Job 13:15, Ps.23:4, 2 Cor.4:8-10
Message Notes A Word of “ABANDONMENT” 4/2/17
Matthew 27:45-49 ESV
A divine timeline Mt.27:45-46
A strange darkness Mt.27:45, 2 Cor.5:21, Gal.3:13 & Amos 8:9-10
Misunderstood to the end Mt.27:47-49
Within this statement is:
1. An embedded ______ Ps.22:1, 14-21
2. A Fulfilled ______ Ps.22 (A ‘Messianic Psalm’)
3. “The Scream of the ______” RC Sproul Mt.27:46 &
Isa.53:3-5
“The double grip of Jesus” Charles Spurgeon
Application:
Face the ______
Focus on His ______