bs week 1

Warehouse Bible
Reading Group
“One Year Through the Bible”
Reading and Discussion Page

Welcome! We are a group of Christians committed to studying and reading God’s Word in an effort to know God and make Him known. We are committed to reading through the Bible chronologically though out the year. We meet Wednesday nights from 7:00 – 8:00PM at Warehouse Church Fireplace room in a café style environment to discuss God’s word and to learn from each other during this year-long journey. Please feel welcome to begin at any time throughout the year. Just begin at the week we are currently on and learn what God has to say to all of us.

Bible Reading Plan Link (2 page printable) Download as Word doc or PDF

This Week's Bible Reading:

Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5	Day 6
1 Peter 1-5	Hebrews 1-4	Hebrews 5-8	Hebrews 9-13	2 Timothy 1-4	Jude; 2 Peter 1-3

Knowing some background and context of a particular book or reading can be important to understanding. We will attempt to provide some brief background for you here:

WEEK 50 Context: The book of Second Timothy contains the final recorded words of the apostle Paul. Paul wrote this letter to his “beloved child” Timothy (1:2) from a Roman prison, where he was awaiting his execution. Church history tells us that Paul was martyred during the reign of Nero between A.D. 64 and A.D. 68. Although Paul was not Timothy’s biological father, he was his father in Christ. Timothy was a young pastor into whom Paul had poured his life. This letter has the tone of a dying father who knows he may be peaking to his son for the final time. He doesn’t waste any words. He tells his son what he most needs to hear.

KEY VERSE: 2 Timothy 3:16-17, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

We will also post a few discussion questions for the week so as you read you can begin to think about what areas you would like most to discuss during our time together on Wednesday nights. Do not limit yourself to these questions, all topics on the covered Scripture reading are open for discussion:

This Week's Discussion Questions:

• (1 Peter 1:2) How should we understand “the foreknowledge of God the Father?” Isaiah 46:8-10, John 3:16, 15:9, Romans 5:8,Titus 3:4-5, Revelation 1:5-6

• (1 Peter 3) On what is a Godly marriage based? In our passage, I Peter 3:1-6, how are women adorned? What have they placed their trust in? In what way are they beautiful? To whom are they submissive? Psalm 127:1, I Peter 3:1-6 Practically, what does this look like?

• (Hebrews 2) What does it mean when it says Jesus “was made for a little while lower than the angels”? (2:9-10) Why was Jesus willing to be made for a little while lower than the angels?

(2:11-18) When Jesus made Himself just like us (lower than the angels for a little while) and totally identified with us in all of our weakness – what wonderful gifts was He giving us?

• (Hebrews 3:12 - 14) What three things can lead the Christian to fall away? What three things can serve as an antidote preventing apostasy?

• (Hebrews 4:12) How is the word of God described in this chapter? How have you found this to be true in your life?

• (Hebrews 8) What was wrong with the first (old) covenant? What is better about the second (new) covenant? (8:11-12) What is the end result of the new covenant? (8:13) What happened to the old covenant when the new covenant came along?

• Read Hebrews 10:19-25. What 3 things are we told to do (v22, 23, 24-25)? Why (v19-21)? In your own words, how can you do these 3 things?

• (Hebrews 11) From Heb 11:1-3 how is faith defined (v1), what does this mean, and what does it do for us (v2)? What is one example of it (v3)? Based on 11:4-7 give another definition of faith (v6b). What 3 examples of faith are given (v4, 5, 7) and how do they illustrate this definition? In 11:17-22 explain how Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph showed their faith (v17-19, 20, 21, 22). What did Abraham believe (v19)?

• (2 Timothy) Imagine that you are at the end of your life. You have only one shot to leave a final bit of wisdom to the people who are important to you, either members of your biological family or your faith family. What would you say to them? What do you think they would most need to hear? What three truths does Paul tell Timothy in 2 Timothy 3: 10 – 4:8?

• (2 Tim 3:10 – 13)) Spend some time studying and discussing the account of Paul’s trials at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra recorded in Acts 13-14. Pay special attention to Acts 14:19-23. How was Paul treated in Lystra? How did he respond? How did God work through these trials? How did the church respond?

• How will you follow Paul’s command in 2 Timothy 4? While we may not all preach on a stage on Sunday morning, we are ALL called to make disciples of all nations. Think of specific ways you can obey these commands, even when it is difficult and unpopular?

• (Jude) Have you ever been taught that there will be such people as described here? Why would it be important for us to know this fact? Read Acts 20:29-31. What does Paul say about the importance of being aware that such people will come? Why is it that there will always be a threat of such people within our midst (Matthew 13:24-30)? What are the key characteristics of these individuals? Verse 18 identifies them as “following their own ungodly passions.” Why is it that when we are totally self-focused on our own desires that we become all those things listed in verse 19?

• Read Jude 20-21. Jude uses here other supporting phrases to explain how we are to keep ourselves in the love of God. What are the different ways we are to keep ourselves? Which one is most surprising to you? The idea of building here is not one where we seek to build ourselves up on our own, but where we build each other up. What are some ways that we as a church can build each other up in faith? What are things that prohibit this? How would increasing the faith of each other keep us in the love of God?

• (2 Peter 1) What things are we to add to faith, and what things will God multiply?(2,5-7) What rewards are there for the one who diligently adds the above qualities to his life? ( 8-11) What is the result of not adding these things? (9)

• (2 Peter 3) How is the future judgment of the earth described? (7,10-12) How should our understanding of this judgment (“seeing then”) motivate us? (11)