The water goes downGenesis 8:1-19Length: Long

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this show me about God?

   • The story says God remembered Noah. What does that tell you about God?

2. What does it show me about people — and about me?

   • Noah waited a long time and sent birds out to check. What is hard about waiting?

3. What will I obey this week?

   • What will you wait for patiently this week instead of complaining about it?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who needs to hear that God has not forgotten about them?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).