1.Have you ever seen a miracle? If so, how did it affect you?

2.When was the time when you most desperately wanted a miracle and it didn’t happen?

3.How has a fear of death affected your life?

4.Why is death something we don’t like to talk about?

5.Why did the Centurion have more faith than the disciples in the boat?

1.When do you feel like quitting?

2.Have you ever failed to try something because most people would think it is stupid?

3.If your life were a building, how would you describe what you are trying to build?

4.Jesus was seen as someone who had authority, or the power to choose. How do you exercise your power to choose?

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.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?