Date: January 18, 2026
Session Title: Compelled to Act
The Level: Let the concern and majesty of God compel you to look out for others.
Get Into the Examine
Learn after discussing Query 1:
On December nineteenth, the Ruth Basis for the Arts named the 5 artists who’ve received the 2026 Ruth Awards. These artists have every been given a grant of $100,000 to be disbursed over a interval of two years. These artists are being acknowledged for “accelerating the [art] subject ahead…and growing inventive approaches to structural change.”
The 5 artists are unfold throughout the nation and recognized every for distinctive artwork disciplines, from sculpture to efficiency artwork. Ruth Basis program director Kim Nguyen stated that “our world is best and extra complicated with these artists in it…we want them now greater than ever,” highlighting their significance of their respective fields.
Whereas many individuals may gain advantage from even a fraction of that grant cash, belief in God is way richer than monetary prosperity. Financial points are fleeting, even once they appear closely urgent. Finally, it’s belief in God to supply for our wants as we place our religion in Him that makes us richer as a result of we’re much less afraid of what the world throws at us.
Examine the Bible
Learn after discussing Query 4:
A 104-year-old WWII veteran confirmed his ongoing nationwide pleasure at a pre-Christmas hockey sport by taking part in the Nationwide Anthem on saxophone. Workers Sergeant Dominick Critelli wore a customized New York Islanders jersey and “crushed” his rendition of the Anthem whereas followers of each groups stood and sang alongside.
Whereas this efficiency earlier than a stadium of 17,000 hockey followers was unbelievable, it wasn’t Critelli’s largest efficiency. Throughout an interview with the New York Publish, the retired plane mechanic stated that his largest efficiency had been taking part in to almost 60,000 folks from atop a rolling tank after serving to free the Netherlands from Nazi rule.
Even at 104 years previous, Critelli’s nationwide pleasure exhibits by his actions. Whereas it may be okay to be wealthy with pleasure in a single’s nation, much better is it to be wealthy towards God. Spending time in His Phrase, being discipled by mature believers, and discipling others, are all methods to be wealthy towards God. Begin the brand new 12 months pursuing a richness with God and see how He blesses your faithfulness.
The week’s author for Further is Emily Duncan. Emily is a Southern California native who lives in west Georgia together with her husband and daughter. God saved her from Wicca when she was sixteen whereas at a youth retreat. Emily’s a member of Halfway Church in Villa Rica and mentors younger girls as they transition from highschool to school.
Extra Questions
Icebreakers
- What TV or film character recurrently experiences being “ignored?”
- When have you ever had a blast giving one thing away?
- When has somebody stepped in and helped you in a seemingly hopeless circumstance?
Job 31:13-15. We’re all God’s handiwork from the womb.
- If unborn kids are God’s handiwork, how can believers proceed to be chargeable for them as soon as they’re born?
- What will we learn about Job from these verses?
- What traits develop into evident about an individual, if you see how they deal with somebody who’s powerless?
Job 31:16-20. We’re accountable for the way we assist those that can’t assist themselves.
- What are some circumstances, items, and alternatives we’d take as a right except we recurrently have interaction with those that are extra needy than ourselves?
- Describe the methods Job believed he ought to assist others in these verses.
- When was a time you couldn’t assist your self and somebody stepped in in your behalf?
Job 31:21-23. We’re accountable for the way we search justice for individuals who are unjustly handled.
- How can an superior and highly effective view of God inform how we deal with susceptible folks?
- What did Job really feel ought to occur to him if he took benefit of somebody much less lucky?
- How can the church be compelled to behave with respect to justice for others?
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