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The Passage: Exodus 6:1-10
The God's Name Sermon
Growgroup Discussion Starters
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K1 What part of the passage or the sermon stood out to you most today — something that caught your attention, surprised you, or stayed with you? (Exodus 6:1–10)
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G1 The Israelites were suffering deeply when God spoke these words to Moses (Exodus 5:22–6:1). Why do you think God chose this moment to reveal his name?
G2 God introduces himself by saying, “I am the LORD” (Exodus 6:2). What does it mean to you that God wants his people to actually know his name, not just know about him?
G3 The sermon talked about how “the LORD” can sometimes sound distant or formal. Have you ever felt like God seemed far away — and what helped bring closeness again?
G4 God makes several promises in this passage — “I will bring you out… I will free you… I will redeem you” (Exodus 6:6–8). Which of those promises feels most meaningful to you right now?
G5 In the sermon we talked about how God’s name moved from Yahweh to YHWH, and eventually to “the LORD” — what’s often called the Tetragrammaton. Over time, God’s name became harder to say and more distant. What do you think that tells us about how easily a close, personal God can start to feel far away — and how might that still happen for us today?
G6 In the sermon we talked about God’s name — “I am who I am” or “I will be who I will be” (Exodus 3:14) — meaning that God is the self-existent one. He doesn’t need anyone or anything. And yet the name Yahweh reminds us that even though God doesn’t need us, he wants us (Exodus 6:2–8). What do you think or feel when you hear that — that God chooses relationship with us, not because he has to, but because he wants to?
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S1 This week, how might remembering that God is not distant — but a God who wants to be known — shape the way you pray, trust, or walk with him?
