- What is a recent decision that you regret?
- When are you tempted to rely upon human eloquence and wisdom?
- How have you found God’s wisdom is different than worldly wisdom?
- How do you know that what you are hearing is from God or not?
- As you look at your life, is there anything that you think God’s Spirit is leading you to do or change?
- In what way have churches disappointed you?
- What are the most divisive issues among and within churches today?
- How can we express different preferences without being divisive?
- In what ways should we provide an alternative to our surrounding culture?
- What makes it hard to feel what other people are feeling?
- Do you think most non-Christians feel like Christians understand them? Why or why not?
- What role does empathy play in marriage?
- In what ways does materialism work its way into our churches and lives?
- Why are so many pastors discouraged?
- What kinds of things bog people down and keep them from moving forward in life?
- What painful things have you endured in life that actually helped you in the long run?
- Why is grace so important?
- What are some of the things that have been important to you but you now realize were temporary?
- What things in your life are permanent?
- Who is the most interesting person to you in the Old Testament and why?
- What causes people to live in the past?
- What causes people to deny or cancel the past?
- When was the most hopeful time in your life and what were you hoping for?
- What do you hope to leave as a legacy after you are in heaven?
- In what ways have you experienced God in your life?
- What is a struggle or something that has kept you from your relationship with God?
- How have other Christians supported you in your relationship with God?
- If you could go back to a point where you were really struggling with your faith, what advice would you give yourself?
- Why did Jesus have to die for sin?
- How have you dealt with a guilty conscience in your life?
- How has forgiveness required sacrifice in your life?
- How should we view ourselves differently in light of the blood that Jesus shed for us?
- What makes religion such a huge force in people’s lives?
- How has a relationship with Jesus differed from religion in your life?
- What drives legalism in Christians?
- In what ways has God changed you through your walk with Jesus?
- How do righteousness and peace go together?
- Why do you think God separated the roles of kings and priests?
- What does the fact that Jesus is your high priest mean to you?
- What are you doing in your life to build bridges between God and people, and between people and people?
- What do you think of when you think of “Father”?
- What fascinates you the most about Joseph?
- In what ways is God like a father?
- Do you think our society is losing the sense of fatherhood? If so, what can we do to restore and preserve that?