These questions are from a source on the web. They are a guide for reading if you would like to have them. We will likely use a few of these in our discussion tomorrow. See you in the KTM chat room (under the member tab once you are a member) from 8:30-9:30pm central time!
Chapter 3:
The essence….
1. Why is love such an integral part of who we are as image-bearers of God as well as fellow human beings on this planet?
2. Has the background that you came out of helped or hindered your relationship with God as it stands today? How and why?
3. Devotions have often been very difficult for me to keep up with. I sometimes just don’t want to do them, just don’t feel like it. Is not doing them when I don’t feel like it, a bad thing? Is doing them when I don’t feel like doing them a bad thing?
4. If you had your way, how would you define love (no using scripture explicitly)?
5. What are some basic definitions our culture gives to love? Do these definitions affect how we live?
6. How do you feel about the last section, namely the question asked: “Why would a loving God force me to love Him?” and the response Francis gives?
7. How do we fall in love with God?
8. What are your favorite passages from this chapter?
9. Do you trust God? Can you be “all in?” God says he will repay us 100 times over in heaven what we do for Him on earth. Do you believe that? If we say yes, why are we hedging our bets?
10. Tell me/us where you stand right now. Are you ready to move forward in this book?
Chapter 4:
The rubber hits the road…. After reading Chapter 4 maybe it is a bit clearer why I thought that our “getting God” or getting a new perspective on God is so important to me. Without a correct understanding of God the rest of the book is going to be an exercise in futility.
1. What is your first response to this chapter? Give me your thoughts.
2. Pg. 64 - What is meant by “faking it?” How can you tell (or how do you tell (rightly or wrongly))) if someone is faking it?
3. Pg. 65 - Has your relationship with God actually changed the way you live? If yes, then how?
4. Have you ever suffered for someone else? If yes, tell us about it.
5. Pg. 65 - What or is or is there a difference between “being godly enough” and knowing Christ and who he is? Do you or other Christians you know live like they want either?
6. Pg. 67 - Giving. What is that for us, here, in your town? our world?
7. Pg. 68 - Give us an example of when you’ve truly hated one of your sins.
8. Pg. 69 - What did Jesus expect of his followers?
9. Pg. 69 - Try to give an example of sharing your faith. How did/does it feel?
10. Pg. 71 - Is your love conditional? When have you loved someone who was “unlovable” or even an “enemy?” How did you “love” them?
11. Pg. 72 - How far do you think you would go for God?
12. In your mind, if you are honest with yourself, have you reinterpreted what you read about what Jesus told people to make it inapplicable to you?
13. When you look at the lives of New Testament believers and compare it with our lives today, what is different in the priorities of the two groups? What is your opinion of the differences (good/bad)? How have these differences affected us?
14. Is there a point at which we can go “overboard” with how we pursue Christian living?
