DISCUSSION GUIDE / 1.09.22
OPTIONAL INTRODUCTION QUESTION(S)
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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS -
25 He answered, “Whether he is a sinner I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.”
- John 9:25
Have you used the excuse "I can't share the gospel because I don't know enough" The blind man didn't know much about Jesus. He didn't even know Jesus was without sin but he shared his testimony of what Jesus had done for him. When is the last time you have shared with others what God has done in your life?
8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith— 10 that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11 that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead.
12 Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. 13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
- Philippians 3:8-14
While we don't have to know much to share our testimony, Paul says knowing Christ is of surpassing worth. What are some things that you do to know Christ more on a daily basis?
Verse 10 says that "I may know him and the power of his resurrection" Have you seen God's supernatural power at work in your life? Is there a desire to see the Holy Spirit do miracles in your life?
According to verses 12-14, Knowing God's Word and His power requires us to press on and persevere. How do we continue to grow and move forward as Christians in 2022?
How can we pray for you today?