1.How have you personally battled with superiority and/or inferiority complexes?

2.Why do we care about what people think of us? How does this concern develop in life?

3.How does it look to God when our spiritual activity becomes a performance directed at people?

4.What does the Lord’s Prayer remind you?

5.What have you learned in your life about worry and faith?

1.Who is the most loving person you know? Why?

2.In what ways is God’s example of love different from the ways most people define love?

3.How does choice give meaning to who you love and how you are loved?

4.What does it mean to give of your self when loving?

5.In what ways does God’s love for you affect how you love others? Give some examples.

1.What are the things in this world that just don’t seem fair to you?

2.Do you struggle with living out your calling to be salt and light?

3.What happens when a person thinks they are better than other people?

4.What good things happen for you when you accept the fact that you are flawed and life isn’t fair?

5.What made you decide to accept God’s grace?

1.What have been your go-to shortcuts in life?

2.What do you think the devil expected to happen?

3.Have you ever seen Scripture misused by someone with an agenda? What’s your favorite example?

4.How is food connected with your soul?

5.How is the wilderness connected to your soul?

1.What made your baptism special?

2.What do you like most about John the Baptist?

3.Who in your lifetime reminds you of John the Baptist?

4.Why do you think the Pharisees and Sadducees came out to see John?

5.Why is the idea of repentance such a difficult concept for us today?

1.How do you remember the story of the wise men as it was relayed to you?

2.Why was Herod so afraid of a baby?

3.What keeps us from acting on the spiritual knowledge we possess?

4.What makes it hard to reach out to foreigners?

1.What do you think would be the biggest hurdle in presenting the gospel to first century Jews?

2.Who do you find to be the most interesting character in the Matthew 1 genealogy?

3.Why is the virgin birth so important to the gospel?

4.Are you most like the Pharisees, Sadducees, Scribes or Herodians?

5.Who are some flawed characters in your life who have contributed to who you are today?

1.Do you have a favorite Gospel? If so, why is it your favorite?

2.If you were going to write the story of your life with Jesus, who might it most appeal to?

3.What part of the life of Jesus is most interesting to you?

4.Are you most like Matthew, Mark, Luke or John when you tell your Jesus story?

1.What do you think God’s main purpose is for you personally?

2.What do you need to forget in order to move forward?

3.How do you maintain your focus?

4.How do you measure your progress in life?

1.Do you have any good things in your past you need to let go of?

2.Do you have any negative things in your past that you need to let go of?

3.How does hanging onto the past affect our relationships with others?

4.What do you wonder about the life of Jesus before Bethlehem?