Dangerous Counselors

Sermon Notes December 3, 2017 I Kings 11:41-12:11 Short Review Review the main points of the morning message. Some Questions: Focus on: When has the Word of God corrected the way I think about life and the way I live my life? 1. Have you ever offered any kind of correction to another? What are the challenges of offering correction in each of the following? a. A Toddler b. Parents or grandparents c. Boss/Supervisor d. Friend 2. Why do people react so defensively to correction? When someone corrects us, what does that say to us about ourselves? Why is it hard to be corrected? 3. List some reasons why Rehoboam preferred the advice of the “young men” rather than the elders? Vs. 611. In what ways might we make similar choices in seeking advice or counsel? 4. What has been a recent change or transition in your life? [Leader: prompt them, help them to notice such changes – new marriage, new child, new job, new boss, diagnosis from doctor, a move, change in significant relationship etc..] a. Where did you go – or where do people in general go – to get advice about how to deal with such new circumstances? b. Why did you – or why do people in general – seek that advice? 5. List some ways in which reading the Word, or hearing it preached, corrects us. [see II Tim. 3:16]. 6. Why should we seek correction for our lives from the Word? What good is there in that? 7. Would you be willing to share some way in which the Word has corrected you – your attitudes, choices, habits, relationships etc.?