4 | Watchmen of the Lord | ADT Spring Plan
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VISION
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[ Begin with sharing for one or two minutes the purpose behind T-Groups. You can do this by answering the question, "What is discipleship and why do we do it?", by sharing a Scripture about discipleship (such as Matthew 28:18-20, 2 Timothy 2:2, etc.), or asking them to share in their own words why they think discipleship is important and how it might lead to transformation ]
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FELLOWSHIP (about 30 minutes)
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1) What is a high and a low in your life since the last time we met?
2) What is something God has been highlighting to you through ADT this week?
3) How did your spiritual disciplines go this week? Let's fill out our accountability charts and recite our Scripture memorization passage.
4) Is there any sin you need to bring to the light so that God can bring healing in that area?
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EZEKIEL 33:7-20
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The Watchman's Duty
7 “Now as for you, son of man, I have appointed you as a watchman for the house of Israel; so you will hear a message from My mouth and give them a warning from Me.
8 When I say to the wicked, ‘You wicked person, you will certainly die,’ and you do not speak to warn the wicked about his way, that wicked person shall die for his wrongdoing, but I will require his blood from your hand.
9 But if you on your part warn a wicked person to turn from his way and he does not turn from his way, he will die for his wrongdoing, but you have saved your life.
The Call to Repentance
10 “Now as for you, son of man, say to the house of Israel, ‘This is what you have *said: “Surely our offenses and our sins are upon us, and we are rotting away in them; how then can we *survive?”’
11 Say to them, ‘As I live!’ declares the Lord God, ‘I take no pleasure at all in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil ways! Why then should you die, house of Israel?’
12 And you, son of man, say to your fellow citizens, ‘The righteousness of a righteous one will not save him on the day of his offense, and as for the wickedness of a wicked one, he will not stumble because of it on the day when he turns from his wickedness; whereas a righteous one will not be able to live *by his righteousness on the day when he commits sin.’
13 When I say to the righteous that he will certainly live, and he so trusts in his righteousness that he commits injustice, none of his righteous deeds will be remembered; but for that same injustice of his which he has committed he will die.
14 But when I say to the wicked, ‘You will certainly die,’ and he turns from his sin and practices justice and righteousness,
15 if a wicked person returns a pledge, pays back what he has taken by robbery, walks by the statutes which ensure life without committing injustice, he shall certainly live; he shall not die.
16 None of his sins that he has committed will be remembered against him. He has practiced justice and righteousness; he shall certainly live.
The People’s Complaint
17 “Yet your fellow citizens say, ‘The way of the Lord is not right,’ when it is their own way that is not right.
18 When the righteous turns from his righteousness and commits injustice, then he shall die in it.
19 But when the wicked turns from his wickedness and practices justice and righteousness, he will live by them.
20 Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not right.’ I will judge each of you according to his ways, house of Israel.”
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DISCOVERY BIBLE STUDY QUESTIONS (about 10 minutes)
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1) What does this passage say about God?
2) What does this passage say about people?
3) How can we obey this passage?
4) Is the Holy Spirit bringing anyone to mind that you can share the truths of this passage with?
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PRAYER AND CLOSE (about 10 minutes)
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1) How can I be praying for you this week?
2) [ Pray for one another based on each persons' obedience steps from the passage, as well as their prayer requests ]