1.7.24 Huddle
Hey Huddle Leader! We are trying a few new things with the Huddle. The top section is designed to complete in about 10-15 minutes. The second part will include the top section, but with more discussion questions and possibly some more verses. The prayer portion will be at the end so if you do the top portion you will have to scroll down to the prayer section. At One Life we evaluate everything for continual improvement, so if you have suggestions for the Huddle please email [email protected].
Opening Discussion
- What are some life hacks that have worked for you?
- Tell about a life hack that backfired or did not work for you.
Shorter version
Read and Discuss
Read Proverbs 1:1 CSB The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:…
Read 1 Kings 3:4-15
4 The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there because it was the most famous high place. He offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar. 5 At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream at night. God said, “Ask. What should I give you?”
6 And Solomon replied, “You have shown great and faithful love to your servant, my father David, because he walked before you in faithfulness, righteousness, and integrity. You have continued this great and faithful love for him by giving him a son to sit on his throne, as it is today.
7 “Lord my God, you have now made your servant king in my father David’s place. Yet I am just a youth with no experience in leadership. 8 Your servant is among your people you have chosen, a people too many to be numbered or counted. 9 So give your servant a receptive heart to judge your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of yours?”
10 Now it pleased the Lord that Solomon had requested this. 11 So God said to him, “Because you have requested this and did not ask for long life or riches for yourself, or the death of your enemies, but you asked discernment for yourself to administer justice, 12 I will therefore do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has never been anyone like you before and never will be again. 13 In addition, I will give you what you did not ask for: both riches and honor, so that no king will be your equal during your entire life. 14 If you walk in my ways and keep my statutes and commands just as your father David did, I will give you a long life.”
15 Then Solomon woke up and realized it had been a dream. He went to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the Lord’s covenant, and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. Then he held a feast for all his servants.
- What do you learn about the Lord’s character from this encounter?
- Why did Solomon choose wisdom out of all the things he could have had?
- If the Lord asked you, “What should I give you?” what would you ask for? (Dig deep on this one, because it seems the right answer is wisdom, but would you really ask for that?)
Read James 1:5
5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God—who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly—and it will be given to him.
- What is the difference between Godly wisdom and earthly wisdom?
- How would you know when God answered your prayer?
- What area of your life do you need some Godly wisdom in right now?
Discipleship Questions
- Who are some wise people you learn from?
- What can you do to gain wisdom?
- When can you set aside a few minutes each day to pray and ask the Lord for wisdom?
- How can you use your wisdom to help others and tell them about Jesus?
Extended Version
Read and Discuss
Read Proverbs 1:1 CSB The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:…
Read 1 Kings 3:4-15
4 The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there because it was the most famous high place. He offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar. 5 At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream at night. God said, “Ask. What should I give you?”
6 And Solomon replied, “You have shown great and faithful love to your servant, my father David, because he walked before you in faithfulness, righteousness, and integrity. You have continued this great and faithful love for him by giving him a son to sit on his throne, as it is today.
7 “Lord my God, you have now made your servant king in my father David’s place. Yet I am just a youth with no experience in leadership. 8 Your servant is among your people you have chosen, a people too many to be numbered or counted. 9 So give your servant a receptive heart to judge your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of yours?”
10 Now it pleased the Lord that Solomon had requested this. 11 So God said to him, “Because you have requested this and did not ask for long life or riches for yourself, or the death of your enemies, but you asked discernment for yourself to administer justice, 12 I will therefore do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has never been anyone like you before and never will be again. 13 In addition, I will give you what you did not ask for: both riches and honor, so that no king will be your equal during your entire life. 14 If you walk in my ways and keep my statutes and commands just as your father David did, I will give you a long life.”
15 Then Solomon woke up and realized it had been a dream. He went to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the Lord’s covenant, and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. Then he held a feast for all his servants.
- What do you learn about the Lord’s character from this encounter?
- Why did the Lord give Solomon an opportunity to have anything he wanted?
- Why did Solomon choose wisdom out of all the things he could have had?
- What do you learn about Solomon’s character from this encounter?
- Why did God give Solomon more than he asked for?
- Solomon felt inexperienced for the task ahead. Where are some areas you feel inexperienced in?
- What do you need to gain confidence in those areas?
- How could the Lord’s wisdom help you in those situations?
- If the Lord asked you, “What should I give you?” what would you ask for? (Dig deep on this one, because it seems the right answer is wisdom, but would you really ask for that?)
- Why does the Lord give Solomon the promise of long life but with a stipulation of walking in the Lord’s ways and keeping His statues and commands?
- Even though it was a dream, how would Solomon know if it was real or not?
- When we present our requests to the Lord, how is humility an important part of our prayers?
Read 1 Kings 3:16-28
16 Then two women who were prostitutes came to the king and stood before him. 17 One woman said, “Please, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I had a baby while she was in the house. 18 On the third day after I gave birth, she also had a baby and we were alone. No one else was with us in the house; just the two of us were there. 19 During the night this woman’s son died because she lay on him. 20 She got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side while your servant was asleep. She laid him in her arms, and she put her dead son in my arms. 21 When I got up in the morning to nurse my son, I discovered he was dead. That morning, when I looked closely at him I realized that he was not the son I gave birth to.”
22 “No,” the other woman said. “My son is the living one; your son is the dead one.”
The first woman said, “No, your son is the dead one; my son is the living one.” So they argued before the king.
23 The king replied, “This woman says, ‘This is my son who is alive, and your son is dead,’ but that woman says, ‘No, your son is dead, and my son is alive.’” 24 The king continued, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought the sword to the king. 25 And the king said, “Cut the living boy in two and give half to one and half to the other.”
26 The woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she felt great compassion for her son. “My lord, give her the living baby,” she said, “but please don’t have him killed!”
But the other one said, “He will not be mine or yours. Cut him in two!”
27 The king responded, “Give the living baby to the first woman, and don’t kill him. She is his mother.” 28 All Israel heard about the judgment the king had given, and they stood in awe of the king because they saw that God’s wisdom was in him to carry out justice.
- What are some ways this account shows the Lord answered Solomon’s prayer for wisdom and discernment to lead God’s people?
- How did Solomon know this would work?
- When you are in a situation that doesn’t have a clear solution or answer, what do you do?
- How can you turn to the Lord first instead of your own thoughts and ways of doing things?
- When Solomon made the ruling about which lady was the mother, why were the people in awe?
- Why did the Israelites attribute Solomon’s wisdom to God?
- Is there anyone in your life that you can see the wisdom of God in them?
- What can you do this week to learn from them?
Read James 1:5
5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God—who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly—and it will be given to him.
- What is the difference between Godly wisdom and earthly wisdom?
- How would you know when God answered your prayer for wisdom?
- What might look different in your day to day life?
- What area of your life do you need some Godly wisdom in right now?
- What prevents you from asking the Lord for wisdom?
Discipleship Questions
- Who are some wise people you learn from?
- What can you do to gain wisdom?
- When can you set aside a few minutes each day to pray and ask the Lord for wisdom?
- How can you use your wisdom to help others and tell them about Jesus?
Memorize it!
James 1:5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God—who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly—and it will be given to him.
Prayer TACOS
Thanksgiving- Thank the Lord for answering prayers
Adoration- Worship the Lord for His great wisdom
Confess the times you’ve operated in your own thoughts and not God’s wisdom
Others- Pray for someone who is having a difficult time and needs Godly wisdom. Ask the Lord for an opportunity to talk to them this week.
Self- Ask the Lord to give you His wisdom today to help others in need.