Church Outreach Efforts Today’s church has no website, and their Facebook page only links to their denomination’s website. Without an online presence, their outreach efforts are nil. Consider these four discussion questions about Church #10: 1...
God is the Great I Am In the Bible, Jesus makes several declarations of who he is and his character. In the book of John alone, he says: “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be...
An Astounding Turnaround Isaiah’s Shocking Prophecies about the Nation of Egypt Isaiah often mentions the nation of Egypt in his prophecies. Egypt appears in the book of Isaiah forty-three times. Many, but not all, of these mentions relate...
How Much of a Priority Do You Place on What the Bible Says? Most Christians Don’t Let Scripture Get in the Way of What They Believe I recently shared with some friends that “Most Christians won’t let the Bible get in the way of what they...
Enhance Community: Sharing a Meal Matters Today, we’ll go to a United Methodist church, our first visit to a widely recognized denomination. They know how to enhance community by sharing a meal. Consider these four discussion questions about...
Don’t Drink Blood / Drink My Blood Among the many “laws” (that is, rules and regulations for right behavior), that God—through Moses—gave the nation of Israel was an unconditional prohibition against drinking blood. Every Hebrew would have been...
Micah, Stop: The Prophet Speaks Truth, but the People Won’t Listen The prophet Micah gives some strong words from God to his chosen people. Although Micah’s proclamation—his prophecy—should convict them, instead they take offense. At one...
Does God Really Answer All Our Prayers? We Can Believe That God Hears and Answers Our Requests When you pray do you think God hears you? Does he answer your prayers? All of them? The Bible says so. Consider what Scripture teaches. God Hears Our...
A Grand Experiment This week we visit our third new church. It’s a grand experiment, one quite radical from their conservative denominational roots. Consider these four discussion questions about Church #8: 1. A greeter welcomes us and explains...
Is There Cannibalism in the Bible? Jesus said many things that surprised and even shocked his followers. One of his more appalling statements was that we needed to eat his body and drink his blood. That’s a hard thing to swallow—literally and...
