1. Discuss
the following passages on page 26: “I guess you might say Dad wasn’t about to
make the Christian life easy. Why
then did so many people flock to this church, meet Jesus as their Savior there,
and begin to live a different life?” and page 27: “The point of the church’s ministry… is to draw people to
the love of Jesus Christ. People are saved not by WHAT they know but by WHO
they know.”
2. On
page 28, Barnes says, “Knowing about Jesus is not the same as knowing
him.” Do you think, in our church,
we are better at helping our community know about Jesus or know Jesus? Discuss with respect to children,
youth, and adults. How does this
relate to Barnes’ statement on page 29 about Jesus’ disciples: “the most important thing was not what
they understood but who they were following.”
3. Read
and discuss the third paragraph on page 32: “The question bears asking…” along with the sentence on the
following page: “The Almighty does
have his own purpose: to bring
relief to our parched souls. Often
he achieves this purpose by demonstrating just how unsatisfying it is to be
dead-right.”
4. Read
the last passage on page 36, and relate it to the question above regarding
knowing about Jesus and knowing Jesus.
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