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!