Date: 11 Jan 2012

Passage: Nehemiah 10:28-39

What had neglecting the house of God taught Judah in the past (cf. 13:11, Haggai 1:4-11)?  What lessons can we learn from this today?

Date: 10 Jan 2012

Passage: Ezra 9:1-15

What else could compromise a struggling community of faith as much as mixed marriage in ancient Israel?  What could you or your small group do to express your grief over that threat or sin? 

Date: 9 Jan 2012

Passage: Malachi 2:10-12

How often are your prayers unanswered due to unconfessed sin or a wrong heart attitude toward the Lord or others?           

Date: 7 Jan 2012

Passage: 1 Peter 2:9-10

How should our past help us live as God’s people with mercy as we relate towards one another?

Date: 6 Jan 2012

Passage: Malachi 2:8-9

What caused the priests to be “despised and humiliated before all the people” (v9)?  What similar warnings should we heed? 

Date: 5 Jan 2012

Passage: Malachi 2:3-7

What can we learn from Levi’s covenant with God (vv5-7)?  What can we apply to ourselves as New Testament priests?