Kernan Commun~ity Groups
Sermon Discussion Guide
November 15, 2026
[6] While there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner was making himself strong in the house of Saul.
Does anyone remember what all Abner did for selfish gain?
[26] When Joab came out from David’s presence, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the cistern of Sirah. But David did not know about it. [27] And when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate to speak with him privately, and there he struck him in the stomach, so that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
Why do we want to be the rulers of our own lives?
Why is it hard to submit to God as our authority?
Proverbs 14:12 says, “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.” How have you seen this truth play out?
[17] And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and Jonathan his son,
[1] After this David inquired of the Lord, “Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?” And the Lord said to him, “Go up.” David said, “To which shall I go up?” And he said, “To Hebron.”
[33] And the king lamented for Abner, saying, “Should Abner die as a fool dies?
How does David exemplify a life submitted to God’s rule and not his own?
On Sunday Pastor Andrew said Jesus is the true and better David. How is Jesus like David? How is he unlike him?
[9] And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, [10] so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; [11] being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy; [12] giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. [13] He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, [14] in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
As followers of Jesus, the reality is we have been transferred to His kingdom. How can we continually and practically live out this reality?
What happens when a bunch of Christians in the same area start living with Jesus as the true King over their lives?
This is what we are pursuing at Kernan. We know we will never get everything right, but we follow the One who makes all things new. Why is it important to seek shalom together as a church family?
What is one practical way you can show God’s shalom to your non-Christian friends this week? In other words, how can you express to them a glimpse of the future world, where everything is the way it ought to be?
