Saturday, May 18, 2024
Speaker: Ben Snyder, Lead Pastor
Memory Verse: Proverbs 17:17 (NIV) A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Title: Blessing and Cursing
BLESSING: God’s favor, provision, and/or protection; something that brings well-being.
Genesis 1:28 (NLT) Then God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it."
CURSE: Something that harms or brings misery
Genesis 3:17 (NLT) "Since you listened to your wife and ate from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat, the ground is cursed because of you. All your life you will struggle to scratch a living from it."
Bottom Line: You have the potential to bless or curse in every interaction.
Galatians 3:13 (NLT) But Christ has rescued us from the curse pronounced by the law. When he was hung on the cross, he took upon himself the curse for our wrongdoing.
CURSE
BLESSING
SONG: "If You Want Love" by NF
Additional References/Links:
Soul Keeping by John Ortberg (Chapter 13: Soul Needs Blessing)
Song Links:
House of the Lord - YouTube // Spotify
The Lord Will Provide - YouTube // Spotify
Gratitude - YouTube // Spotify
Discussion Questions:
Icebreaker: What is a blessing to you?
How do people have the potential to bless or curse in every interaction?
Read Psalm 51:2-3 and Romans 6:14. What do you learn about sin from these verses? What do you learn about God?
Read Galatians 3:13. What do you learn about Christ’s sacrifice in this verse? As you live from his grace, how can you be a blessing to others?
Which of the curses shared in the message do you struggle with the most? What is one thing you can do to live out of the blessings God offers?