January 4, 2026

Exodus 15:22 - 27.

1. Read this month’s memory verses, Psalm 98:1 – 3, together.

2. Read Exodus 15:22 - 27.

3. Describe a wilderness experience that the LORD led you into in 2025?

4. How did the LORD use that wilderness experience to sanctify you? Be specific.

5. How did the LORD provide refreshment and renewal for you during your wilderness experience? Be specific.

6. The Israelites praised the LORD fervently through song in Exodus 15:1 – 18, but 72 hours later they were intensely grumbling against the LORD. Describe a time in which you were praising the LORD, but soon afterward were grumbling against the LORD.

7. Why are we prone to going from praise of the LORD to grumbling against the LORD so quickly? What can help prevent this erratic and sinful behavior?

8. The Israelites' rapid transition from praising the LORD to grumbling against the LORD exposed their spiritual immaturity (a lack of faith or trust in the LORD). What is one aspect or element of your life in which you lack spiritual maturity?

9. What is one aspect or element of your life in which you experienced spiritual maturity in 2025?

10. Pray that the LORD would graciously and generously grant MBC spiritual maturity in 2026.