- Why do you think the first century church was growing so slowly?
- Why do you suspect the modern church today is decreasing in overall attendance?
- Why has the church in the Western world experienced so little persecution over the last 200 years compared with the church in Asia, Africa and the Middle East?
- If the church in America began to experience more persecution over the next ten years, what might the causes be?
- What do you think Jesus feels about modern entertainment in His name, with Him as the product?