The Bible 20/20 - Week 1: "Noah and the Flood"

While the story of Noah and the ark is familiar to most people, it is easy to forget the magnitude of its implications. God, in His perfect love for mankind, couldn’t bear to allow His creation to continue to destroy itself. The flood is a hard story, but if we look a little deeper, we can see our need for grace and another reminder of the importance of Jesus’ work on the cross for each one of us. Key verses: Genesis 6:1-16, Luke 17:24-30, John 3:16-19 Sermon Questions: 1. Why does God feel like mankind must be wiped out? Why does He allow Noah to live? 2. What does this say about the character of God? 3. What does the Tim Keller quote, “Only when we see the depth of our sin will we be electrified by the wonder of grace” mean in the context of this story? What does it mean for your life? 4. How is grace an active force? How do you know it isn’t passive? 5. What is the significance of the word pitch in these verses? How have you witnessed the importance of this pitch (atonement) in your own life? The Bible 20/20 - Reading Questions & Discussion prompts: Read Genesis 1-24 1. Have a member of the group summarize one key story from the reading until you have covered them all for the week: who are the main characters, where does the story take place, what are they doing, and why. 2. What does this week’s reading teach you about God? 3. What does it teach you about mankind? 4. How does this reading point to Jesus or our need for Him? 5. What did you learn this week about God or about the Bible that you didn’t know before? 6. What did you learn from the sermon that you maybe missed or didn’t know from the reading? 7. What lessons can you take from this reading and apply to your own life today? 8. What remaining questions do you have about this passage?