Opening Question: If you were alone on a deserted island, what ONE THING would you want to have
with you?
– Going to look at God’s most important things (All scriptures start off with “Above all…”):
1. Proverbs 4:23
Q: What is the most important thing here? Why?
Q: What are some things that we guard in our lives?
Q: Why do we guard those things?
Q: What do you think we’re supposed to guard our hearts from?
2. James 5:12
Q: What is the most important thing here? Why?
Q: What sort of commitments do people make nowadays?
Q: Why is it so important that we follow through on these commitments?
3. I Peter 4:8
Q: What is the most important thing here? Why?
Q: What do you think he means, “Cover over a multitude of sins?”
Q: Have you ever been to a church where there wasn’t a “deep” love?
Q: How did it make you feel?
Q: How can we love people deeply?
4. II Peter 1:20-21
Q: What is the most important thing here? Why?
Q: How can we know that the Bible is from God?
Q: If the Bible is from God, how many interpretations of the Bible should there be? (One)
Q: Why are there so many different interpretations?
Challenge: Are these your most important things? Study the Bible to make these things a priority!