Pastor Tim Richards begins the series "Long Journey Home: Navigating the Wilderness," focusing this week on Passover.

SERMON QUESTIONS:

1. What is the longest journey you have ever taken? Did you go alone or with someone? Which do you prefer and why?

2. Read Exodus 12:1-14. Which of the instructions given stand out to you and why?

3. Thinking about the instruction(s) that impressed you in this passage, how might you connect them to the Christian life? What parallels or lessons do you see?

4. What step(s) of personal application do you draw from this story?

Pastor Lance Lewis concludes the series "Forgotten Prophets," looking at Malachi.

SERMON QUESTIONS

1. How do you personally seek to honor the Lord in all aspects of your life?

2. Have you brought hard questions to God? What was the result?

3. How have you been guilty of 'half-hearted' obedience in your past? How can you encourage others in their obedience?

4. What areas of your life need to honor God more fully? How have you identified those areas? 5. How does the promise of God's justice give you both pause and cause for worship?

1. Try comparing Zechariah, chapters 1-8 to Haggai. How many connections can you find between the two?
2. Zechariah has a series of visions. Some of the imagery can be hard to understand but take a look at the vision in Zechariah 2:1-13. What does it mean? How would this have been encouraging to conquered people who were trying to rebuild their ruined city?
3. Zechariah is quoted numerous times in the New Testament. Read Zechariah 9:9. What New Testament event is seen as a fulfillment of this? What is the significance of King entering a city on a donkey instead of a war horse (a good study Bible or commentary may give some added insight)? What does this tell you about Jesus?
4. In Zechariah 4:8-10 the people are told that those who despised the day of small things will one day rejoice to see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. What does that mean (again a good study Bible or commentary may help)? Thinking about your own life, are there any small things that may seem discouraging now that you recognize God may be using for something greater in the future?