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The Great Escape: Genesis 31

Ice Breaker: What's one unexpected thing about you that people might not guess by looking at you? Or what is the nerdiest thing about you? (history, skill, interest, etc)

Weekly Questions

1. How has Jacob’s treatment of Rachel & Leah contrasted with their father’s treatment and how do you think that played into their trusting Jacob and the Lord’s call to leave vs the pull to stay with their father? What can we learn from this?

2. When has God’s Word clearly called you to make a change—even when it felt risky or hard? How did you respond?
Read Genesis 31:3 and 16 again. Jacob and his wives obey even though it meant leaving behind all they’d known.
Compare with Matthew 4:18-22 (Jesus calling the disciples) — What does immediate obedience look like in your context?

3. Jacob tells his wives how God has provided and protected him despite hardship. Who in your life needs to hear that kind of testimony right now? (As specific as you’re willing to be)
What stops you from sharing it?
Read Psalm 71:15-18 — How might you tell of God’s wondrous deeds this week in ordinary conversation (at work, school, in your family)?

4. Jacob says in verse 7, “God did not permit [Laban] to harm me.” Where in your life can you see that God protected you, even when you didn’t recognize it at the time?
Compare with Romans 8:28 — How might this truth change how you respond to difficulty?

5. Rachel and Leah say, “Whatever God has said to you, do.” Where in your life are you currently resisting obedience to God’s Word?
Is there something you know He’s calling you to leave behind?
See James 1:22 and Jen Wilkin’s quote  (, “The Bible is clear that obedience often requires leaving something behind—not only sin, but comfort, reputation, control. But what we gain in Christ is far greater than what we leave behind.”)
How can we as a small group help each other move from knowing to doing?

6. What are the “household gods” or modern idols that you’re tempted to trust more than the Lord?
How do things like comfort, reputation, control, or pleasure fight for your heart’s attention?
Read Jeremiah 2:13 and Matthew 6:24 — What might repentance and redirection look like this week?

7.  Has God ever used conflict or discomfort in your life to lead you toward a better, more faithful obedience? What’s one example? See Acts 8:1-4, How can we learn to see hard things as part of God’s providential leading?

Closing Questions

What’s one area you feel the Lord wants to grow you into more Christ likeness?

How can this group pray for you this week?

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