39. The Trinity, prayer and exams – 1 Peter 5:7-11
A.S.K. - 40
Read 1 Peter 5:7-11 and pages 163-166 of A.S.K.
Questions from the Bible reading
1. What is anxiety and how does it affect us? (v7)
2. Who is the devil and how does he devour people? (v8)
3. What does it mean to “stand firm in the faith”? (v9)
4. What types of sufferings do you think the writer is especially thinking of? (v9)
5. How would you explain the phrase “the God of all grace”? What is grace? (v10)
6. How did God restore Jesus to be “strong, firm and steadfast” after he had suffered? (v10)
7. What is meant by “amen” and why do we say it at the end of prayers? (v11)
8. Draw a picture, or write a summary, of a Christian being alert to the attacks of a lion-like Devil. (v8)
Questions from the book
1. What should we not think prayer is like?
2. In what ways should we begin our praying? What’s to be our focus?
3. List out ways that it would be right, and wrong, for a Christian to pray about forthcoming exams.
4. What types of things should we repent of when praying for forgiveness for our sins?
5. Whatever the results of our exams, what can we know about God and His concern for His people?
6. Write a prayer which a person can pray the night before they face an important exam which could affect what they do next in life.
Questions to do at home
1. Ask a Christian you know to explain times when they have felt attacked by the Devil.
2. Think about your reply to a friend who says to you, “There’s no point in praying about exams because God’s not going to make the exam marker give you a different grade - it’s all down to your work!”
3. Is it sinful for a Christian to feel anxious?