· John 14:27 – Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid
· Shalom peace is deep sense of well-being not dependent on external circumstances.
· PIX: Soul diagram.
· PIX: Tom Brady.
· Would you like to have peace?
· Are you willing to discipline your behavior and abilities to have peace?
· Discipline is God’s tool to bring you peace.
· PIX: Largo Band of Gold.
· Proverbs 3:11-12 - 11 My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline,
and do not resent his rebuke,
12 because the Lord disciplines those he loves,
as a father the son he delights in.
· How does God discipline?
· God disciplines us through teaching.
· 1+1= 2 = Reality.
· God disciplines us through punishment
· Punishment shows me a consequence to my choices.
· Don’t blame God for the mess you made.
· God disciplines us through explanation
· Ephesians 2:4 - 4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.
· Isaiah 55:8 -“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord.
· PIX: Railroad Tracks
· What is God’s motive?
· 12 because the Lord disciplines those he loves,
as a father the son he delights in.
· God disciplines you because he loves you and delights in you.
· What is your response to God’s discipline?
· Heavenly Father, what I am to learn from this?
LIFE GROUP DISCUSSION GUIDE
Starter: Aside from your parents, who disciplined you to teach you the realities of life.
Dig Deeper:
1. Read Proverbs 3:11-12
2. To despise means to reject or treat as worthless. Can you think of an example of someone who treated God’s wisdom as worthless? What was the result?
3. How would you distinguish between an event that was God’s punishment and an event that was not God’s punishment? Or how do you know when something bad happening to you is from God?
4. What picture comes to mind when v. 12 speaks of God delighting in you and loving you with a strong emotional bond?
5. Please share a time when God disciplined you. What did you learn?
