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Discovery Group Scripture Passage Sets

Difficult experiences in life: trauma, grief, why God allows suffering and evil, lament, healing, forgiving, and resiliency

OLD TESTAMENT STORIES OF TRAUMA
Hannah - 1 Samuel 1:1-28, 2:1-11
David’s and his son Absalom - 2 Samuel 15-19:8
Job's suffering; God listening - Job 1-42
Ishmael and Hagar - Genesis 16, 21:8-20
Amnon and Tamar - 2 Samuel 13:1-21
Abigail and David - 1 Samuel 25

SUFFERING
Genesis 1-3

LAMENTING
Psalm 34:18, Isaiah 43:1b-2, Psalm 103:8
Bringing our pain to God - Psalm 13, Lamentations 5:1-4, 19-22, Isaiah 61:3

FORGIVENESS
David refuses to take revenge - 1 Samuel 18-26, 31, 2 Samuel 1-2
Joseph suffers, and God uses the suffering for good - Genesis 37-50

RESILIENCY
Moses accepts advice - Exodus 18
Elijah runs away - 1 Kings 18-19
Preparing for future conflict - Nehemiah 4-6
Disaster - Ruth		 NEW TESTAMENT STORIES OF TRAUMA
Jesus listens on the Emmaus road - Luke 24:13-35
Lazarus - John 11:1-44
Jesus heals the bleeding woman - Mark 5:25-33
Jesus heals the blind beggar - Luke 18:35-43
Peter betrays Jesus - Matthew 26:34-35, Mark 14:27-31, 66-72, Luke 22:54-62, 24:50-53, John 21:1-19
The Jailor - Acts 16:23-31
The lost sons - Luke 15:11-32
Church conflict Acts 6:1-7

GOD'S CARE
2 Thessalonians 2:16, Lamentations 3:21-24, 1 John 4:9-10, 1 John 3:1, 1 Peter 5:7, Psalm 34:18, Psalm 103:13-14

BRINGING PAIN TO JESUS
Matthew 8:16-17, Luke 4:18-21, Matthew 11:28-30, Psalm 30:2, 11-12

FORGIVENESS
The unforgiving servant Matthew 18:21-35

JESUS CARES FOR CHILDREN
Mark 5:21-42, Luke 8:42-53, Mark 10:13-16, Luke 18:15-17