The commands: we cannot do it aloneExodus 20:1-21Length: 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 passage show me about God?

   • What does God remind the people he has done for them before giving the commands, and what does he command?

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

   • Which of these commands is hardest for you to keep?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • Which command will you begin to obey this week, asking God for help?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who could you talk with honestly about how none of us can keep these commands alone?

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).