What from this passage personally convicts you of sin and helps point you to Jesus?
How do you struggle with the desire to be great (in the church) rather than making Jesus great in your ministry and mission?
How does the cross temper your desire for greatness?
In what ways are you striving […]
How are you trying to minister the gospel to others by your own power? Who are the people you are trying to serve by your own power? What kind of frustration does this cause in your relationships? How could this affect your witness?
In what ways will you turn from this […]
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 […]
Jesus invites anyone and everyone to follow him. By not sharing the gospel we are withholding the invitation to follow Jesus. Who are you withholding the invitation from that you need to invite to follow Jesus? Spend some time as a BFG praying for these people.
What are some […]
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 […]