14-Week Study & Discussion Guide

Experiencing God

by Henry Blackaby & Claude King·102 discussion questions

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1.Blackaby opens by distinguishing between knowing *about* God and actually *knowing* God. In your own words, what is that difference — and which would you say describes your life right now?

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Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God by Henry T. Blackaby is one of the most influential discipleship books of the modern era. Its central thesis is both simple and revolutionary: the Christian life is not primarily about doing things for God, but about joining God in what He is already doing. Built around seven Scriptural realities — truths Blackaby draws from Scripture and from his own pastoral experience — the book invites believers to move beyond religion as a set of rules or programs and into a living, real, personal relationship with the Creator. At the heart of the book is the conviction that God is always at work around us, that He speaks to His people, and that the moment of crisis comes when we must decide whether we will adjust our lives to Him and obey, regardless of the cost.

This study guide is designed to walk you through Experiencing God week by week, one chapter at a time. Before each group meeting, read the assigned chapter and spend time journaling your responses to the questions. Let the questions sit with you for a day or two — many of them are designed to surface things about your own walk with God that only honest reflection will reveal. When your group gathers, use the questions as a starting point, not a script. The best conversations will go off-road. A closing prayer is included each week; feel free to pray it together or to use it as a personal prayer before the meeting.

By the end of this guide, you will have worked through every one of Blackaby's seven realities, wrestled with what it means to hear and recognize God's voice, examined the role of the church in God's mission, and — most importantly — faced the personal question that runs through every page of this book: Will you adjust your life to God, or will you ask God to adjust His plans to you? This guide will not let you stay comfortable with theoretical answers. It will press you, again and again, toward the real thing.

Week 1: Introduction — Knowing and Doing the Will of God

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Read the Introduction of Experiencing God by Henry T. Blackaby. Key Scripture: John 5:17, 19–20.

Before diving into the seven realities, Blackaby lays out the foundational question of the entire book: Do you want to experience God, or are you satisfied with knowing about Him? Begin by sitting honestly with that question.

1.Blackaby opens by distinguishing between knowing *about* God and actually *knowing* God. In your own words, what is that difference — and which would you say describes your life right now?

2.The book was born partly out of Blackaby's experience pastoring a small, struggling church in Saskatoon, Canada, where God did extraordinary things through an apparently ordinary congregation. What does that backstory suggest to you about the relationship between our circumstances and God's ability to work?

3.Blackaby introduces Jesus' statement in John 5:19 — "The Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing" — as the model for all Christian living. Why is it significant that Jesus Himself operated this way? What does it imply about how *we* are supposed to function?

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14-Week Schedule

  1. Week 1Introduction — Knowing and Doing the Will of God8 questions
  2. Week 2Chapter 1 — God's Will and Your Life7 questions
  3. Week 3Chapter 2 — Looking to God8 questions
  4. Week 4Chapter 3 — God Speaks7 questions
  5. Week 5Chapter 4 — God Pursues a Love Relationship7 questions
  6. Week 6Chapter 5 — God Invites You to Join Him7 questions
  7. Week 7Chapter 6 — The Crisis of Belief8 questions
  8. Week 8Chapter 7 — Adjusting Your Life to God7 questions
  9. Week 9Chapter 8 — Experiencing God Through Obedience7 questions
  10. Week 10Chapter 9 — God's Will and the Church7 questions
  11. Week 11Chapter 10 — You Will Know7 questions
  12. Week 12Chapter 11 — Kingdom People7 questions
  13. Week 13Chapter 12 — A Corporate Experience of God7 questions
  14. Week 14Review & Reflection — Looking Back, Moving Forward8 questions

Week 2: Chapter 1 — God's Will and Your Life

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Read Chapter 1 of Experiencing God. Key Scriptures: Jeremiah 29:11; John 14:21.

1.Blackaby asserts that God is more interested in a love relationship with you than in getting tasks accomplished through you. Does that priority surprise you? How does it reshape the way you approach prayer, church, or Christian service?

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Week 3: Chapter 2 — Looking to God

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Read Chapter 2 of Experiencing God. Key Scriptures: John 5:17, 19–20; Psalm 25:4–5.

1.Blackaby presents John 5:17–20 as the pattern for all Christian life and ministry. In your own words, restate what Jesus is claiming in that passage and why Blackaby considers it so foundational.

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Week 4: Chapter 3 — God Speaks

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Read Chapter 3 of Experiencing God. Key Scriptures: Hebrews 1:1–2; John 10:27; 2 Timothy 3:16–17.

1.Blackaby identifies several primary ways God speaks to His people: through Scripture, prayer, circumstances, and the church (other believers). Which of these has been most real and reliable in your own experience?

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Week 5: Chapter 4 — God Pursues a Love Relationship

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Read Chapter 4 of Experiencing God. Key Scriptures: John 3:16; Hosea 2:14–20; Revelation 3:20.

1.Blackaby opens with the claim that God's primary purpose in all of Scripture and history is to bring humanity into a love relationship with Himself. Does your day-to-day experience of Christianity feel like a love relationship? Why or why not?

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Week 6: Chapter 5 — God Invites You to Join Him

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Read Chapter 5 of Experiencing God. Key Scriptures: John 14:10–12; Ephesians 2:10.

1.Blackaby says that when God invites you to join Him, it is always in connection with something He is already doing — God never asks us to start something He has not already initiated. How does this reframe the way you evaluate ministry opportunities or personal decisions?

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Week 7: Chapter 6 — The Crisis of Belief

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Read Chapter 6 of Experiencing God. Key Scriptures: Hebrews 11:1, 6; Mark 9:24.

1.Blackaby defines 'crisis of belief' as the point where what God is asking requires you to trust Him for something that is beyond your human ability to accomplish. Have you experienced such a moment? Describe it.

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Week 8: Chapter 7 — Adjusting Your Life to God

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Read Chapter 7 of Experiencing God. Key Scriptures: Luke 9:23–24; Romans 12:1–2.

1.Blackaby states plainly that 'you cannot continue to do things the way you have been doing them, stay where you are, and go with God.' What is the most significant adjustment you sense God may be calling you to make right now?

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Week 9: Chapter 8 — Experiencing God Through Obedience

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Read Chapter 8 of Experiencing God. Key Scriptures: John 14:21; James 1:22–25.

1.Blackaby writes that obedience is the point at which all of God's revealed truth becomes experientially real to you. What does that claim mean — and does it match your own experience?

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Week 10: Chapter 9 — God's Will and the Church

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Read Chapter 9 of Experiencing God. Key Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 12:12–27; Acts 2:42–47.

1.Blackaby argues that God's will for the individual is almost always confirmed and clarified through the body of Christ — that you rarely experience God's full intention for your life apart from community. Does your current relationship with a local church support or undermine that claim?

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Week 11: Chapter 10 — You Will Know

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Read Chapter 10 of Experiencing God. Key Scriptures: Isaiah 55:8–9; Romans 8:14; Proverbs 3:5–6.

1.Blackaby promises that when we are walking in relationship with God, seeking His will, and staying connected to Scripture and the body of Christ, we *will* know what He is calling us to. Does that promise feel realistic or overly idealistic to you? Why?

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Week 12: Chapter 11 — Kingdom People

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Read Chapter 11 of Experiencing God. Key Scriptures: Matthew 6:33; Luke 17:20–21; Colossians 1:13–14.

1.Blackaby describes 'Kingdom people' as those whose primary loyalty is to God's reign rather than to their own comfort, their local church's success, or even their nation's interests. How does that description sit with you — does it describe you?

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Week 13: Chapter 12 — A Corporate Experience of God

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Read Chapter 12 of Experiencing God. Key Scriptures: Acts 4:23–31; Ephesians 3:10; Matthew 18:19–20.

1.Blackaby describes what it looks like when an entire church, not just individuals within it, is experiencing God together. Have you ever been part of a community like that — or seen one from the outside? What marked it as different?

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Week 14: Review & Reflection — Looking Back, Moving Forward

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Review your notes and journal entries from the entire study of Experiencing God by Henry T. Blackaby.

1.Looking back across all seven of Blackaby's realities — God's work, His invitation, His communication, the love relationship, the crisis of belief, the adjustment, and the obedience — which one hit you the hardest or surprised you the most? Why?

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