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April Bible Study Week #2

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Promise Keeper

SCRIPTURE

1 SAMUEL 20:14–17, 42; 2 SAMUEL 9:1–7

BACKGROUND & CONTEXT

As the first king of Israel, Saul’s family was once highly regarded, but poor choices led to rejection and demise. Once David was established on the throne of Israel, Mephibosheth, Jonathan’s son, seemed to be all that remained of the former royal family. Even though he was the son of a prince, Mephibosheth no longer lived in the city of Jerusalem, almost as if he were hiding. But David found him and fully intended to keep his promise to Mephibosheth’s father, Jonathan.

Read 1 Samuel 20:14–17 and discuss 1–2 of these questions:

How do you know God loves you? Find a Bible verse to support your answer.

God has made many promises to us in the Bible. Choose one that is especially meaningful to you and explain how God has kept that promise.

How do God’s love and kept promises help motivate you to do the same in your relationships with others?

Read 1 Samuel 20:42 and discuss 1–2 of these questions:

How does our culture treat promises?

How does Christ bind us together?

When have you met another believer and immediately felt the bond of Christ?

Read 2 Samuel 9:1–7 and discuss 1–2 of these questions:

When is it okay to break a promise, if at all?

What could you do to move forward after a broken promise (either your promise or someone else’s)?

CONNECTION:

As we saw in 2 Samuel 9:1–7, Mephibosheth was crippled and could not walk. When
Mephibosheth was five years old, an army invaded. His nurse grabbed Mephibosheth and fled to safety, but “as she fled in her haste, he fell and became lame” (2 Sam. 4:4). This sad, tragic story reflects our spiritual condition.

We are all spiritually “crippled” with sin. Not only could we not walk (spiritually speaking) because of sin, we couldn’t do anything because we were spiritually dead (Eph. 2:5). We had no power to make ourselves spiritually alive, let alone “walk.” Thankfully, the story doesn’t end there! Just as David fulfilled his promise to Jonathan and cared for Mephibosheth, God also fulfilled his promises by saving all who come to him.

Just as David showed Mephibosheth extravagant kindness and protection, we are shown extravagant kindness and protection by God out of the riches of his grace. God covered our sin with Jesus’ blood and invites us to his table to feast in peace with him.

How will you respond to God’s fulfilled promises to you?

APPLY IT

Think of a promise you’ve made recently that you haven’t kept. What has kept you from fulfilling
your promise?

Make a plan to remedy the situation

MARK OF A DISCIPLE

Disciples of Christ keep their promises.

Be Specific:

What are you going to do?

When are you going to do it?

Is there someone who can keep you accountable?

PRAYER:

Take time to pray for each other’s applications in the upcoming weeks.

MEMORY VERSE:

Parent Disscussion Questions.:

*How do you know God loves you? Find a Bible verse to support your answer.

*How does Christ bind us together?

*What could you do to move forward after a broken promise (either your promise or someone else’s)?