CONVERSATIONS
- Do you think being a “disciple” is the same thing as being a “Christian”?
- What’s the difference?
- Should every Christian be a disciple?
- When you look at the near future (the next 6 months to a year) what kinds of feelings, questions, or fears do you have...
- ...for you personally?
- … for us as the church?
- Read Phil 1:21-23.
- Paul writes that “[his] desire is to depart.” Can you relate to Paul’s sense of tiredness? What do you tend to do when you feel tired in your discipleship?
- What has helped you feel refreshment?
- Do you think it is getting harder to be a Christian in our culture?
- Where have you felt that pressure in your own life? Do you find following Jesus to be “simple”? Why or why not?
- How has following Jesus given you purpose in your life?
- John Stott writes that “The mark of a justified believer is JOY”.
- Would you agree or disagree with this statement? Is your faith marked by joy?
- How do you experience joy, and how do you think God could use that for “your progress in the faith”?
