Who are the people in your life for whom you are trying to be Jesus by your own power, provision, and wisdom?  Why does this fill us with anxiety and strain our relationships? 

How will you remind yourself that you are not enough to meet the needs […]

Have you ever had someone become irritated or agitated with you for sharing the gospel with them? Why do you think this happened? Did this have more to do with you, the gospel, or the person you with whom you were sharing? Why? 

Why did John the […]

Unbelief seeks to depersonalize the gospel.  How have you seen people try to depersonalize the gospel by making it about theological debate, philosophy, or personal experiences with the church. How have you struggled with depersonalizing Jesus?

Unbelief causes the Savior to marvel. Why should we be shaken by the […]

What moment in your life have you felt the most helpless? How did that moment lead you to look to Jesus? How should it have led you to look to Jesus?

We see Jesus compassion in what we would call distractions. It seems that the person with the problem in the […]

• Were you taught to engage in spiritual disciplines when you became a Christian? What were they? How were you taught to engage in the disciplines?

• What is the problem with equating spiritual disciplines with godliness?

• Why is it important to see godliness as the goal of […]
  

Jesus’ sleep is compared with this disciples’ panic. Jesus sleeps because He is sovereign. The disciples panic because they are not Jesus. How should the reality that Jesus is not panicked temper your anxieties?

Are there things in your life that you feel as if Jesus is […]

“I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept his claim to be God. That is the one thing we must not say. A man […]

How is it possible to know Jesus only from a distance? What does this look like? Why is this dangerous?

Have you experienced a distant knowledge of Jesus? What is the difference in knowing Jesus by faith? 

How does intentionally seeking to know Jesus propel us to intentionally […]

How can the good things God has given us to know and enjoy him become idols? 

Have you ever used church attendance, Bible study, and ministry to serve the idol of self? Why does this lead to slavery and not freedom?

How does looking to Christ […]