Pray for the Nations

October 17, 2006

Lesson 2

God’s Ultimate Purpose – to be Glorified

People Group: Boran People, Ethiopia

Link: http://www.joshuaproject.net/

1. Ezekiel 20:5-14

a. What was God’s offer to Israel?

b. What was their response to his offer?

c. Why did God deliver Israel from captivity?

2. Isaiah 63:12 – 14

a. As the Egyptian chariots were attaching the Israelites trapped by the Red Sea,

what was the peoples reaction?

b. Why did God rescue them?

3. What does God do for the sake of his name?

a. Psalm 31:3

b. Philippians 1:29

4. What do we learn about the Glory of God?

a. John 12: 27,28

b. Philippians 2:9-11

5. Reflection - what is God revealing to you in the scriptures?

Going Deeper:

Note different ways Jesus’ followers are called to glorify God

1. Psalms 72:19; 86:9
2. Habakkuk 2:14
3. John 21:18-19
4. Matthew 5: 13-16
5. 1 Corinthians 6:20; 10:31
6. 1 Peter 4:11, 16