| What: | Explore more deeply last Sunday's
sermon and Bible passages with Rev. Maguire.
Discussion
Starters
- When
John the Baptist began his ministry, it caused a great deal of excitement. Why
was that? What did John think of this attention?
- Why did John dress so oddly and eat odd foods and
speak so bluntly? Was he a prophet of God?
- What was to happen when Jesus came? Did it
happen?
- When John
was arrested the people were left with a decision: what am I to do now? What
did they do?
- How do
we sift out novelty and get to the substance of faith? Do we know what is
substance and what is novelty?
- What fuels your interest in the Christian faith? How is it
sustained?
- How can
we be sure we are ready to meet God when we gather to worship or come to Bible
study?
- In general,
what sorts of things do people think are most important in a religious life?
Should they be important?
- If we were to meet someone like John the Baptist today what would we
think? Could we get past the eccentricities (camel hair and locust, etc.) to
the truth?
- What does
it actually mean to be a true follower of Jesus?
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