Matthew 1:12-17 | The Truthfulness of God's Faithfulness | LifeGroup Leader Podcast

The Bible’s predictive prophecy about historical events should bolster your confidence in the veracity of scripture, enable you to look to God’s word as the final arbiter of truth, and embolden you to walk in faith.Teaching Points:Let God’s Promises Illuminate God’s Will for You. V13Remove Any Doubt About the Truthfulness of Scripture vv1-17Focus Your Efforts on Living for Christ’s Coming Kingdom vv16-17Application Questions:1. Write down one observation you found particularly helpful from this week's sermon.2. Read Isaiah 44:28 and Daniel 8:20-22. How can a 150-year-old prophecy from Isaiah and a 200-year-old prophecy from Daniel that comes to fruition in great detail help you trust scripture to illuminate God’s will for you as it did for Zerubbabel, Ezra & Nehemiah3. Why is predictive prophecy one of the strongest proofs of the Bible’s trustworthiness?a. How does the fulfillment of predictive prophecy in the Bible give you confidence to trust everything else the Bible says about future events yet to be fulfilled? 4. Read Revelation 11:15. Why should verses like Revelation 11:15 reposition your focus to live for the coming Kingdom of God? a. Colossians 3:1–4. How can you live this week for the Kingdom of God? 5. As we wrap up this series, how has the genealogy of Christ in Matthew encouraged you and strengthened your faith in the promises of God?