Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby & Claude King
Week 9: Chapter 8 — Experiencing God Through Obedience
Read Chapter 8 of Experiencing God. Key Scriptures: John 14:21; James 1:22–25.
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Blackaby ties all the previous realities together here with a striking claim: You do not fully experience God until you obey Him. Obedience is not the result of experiencing God — it is the doorway into deeper experience.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.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?
2.The chapter teaches that partial obedience is disobedience — that saying 'yes' to God's direction but adding conditions or delays is a form of refusal. Where are you most tempted to offer God conditional obedience?
3.John 14:21 promises that those who love Jesus will obey His commandments, and that Jesus will 'show himself' to them. How does that promise connect obedience to intimacy with God? Have you experienced this progression personally?
a.Think of a time when you obeyed something costly. Did your experience of God deepen afterward?
b.Think of a time when you disobeyed or delayed. What happened to your sense of closeness with God?