Author: Chris Baldelomar

Q. How can familiarity with religion or tradition prevent someone from recognizing truth when it appears? Q. Whose voices tend to shape our beliefs the most today? Experts, institutions, crowds, or personal experience? Why? Q. Why do Jesus’ claims about Himself provoke strong reactions from people? Q. What happens when religious leaders become more concerned…

Q. Which of the miracles is the most impressive? Feeding ~20,000 people? Walking on the water? Stopping the storm? Or Instantly arriving to shore from the middle of the sea? Why? Q. Who is a greater prophet, Moses or Jesus? Q. Do you have any examples in your life where your faithfulness or your character…

Q. When you are in a difficult life situation, where do you find yourself going to for help? Q. What kind of life experiences do you find that cause you to think about God, seek God, or to ask Him questions? Q. Could God have used a more pleasant life circumstance to draw a deeper…

Q. What’s something that you love a lot, that you give your time and resources over to? Q. What does John 3:16 teach us about God’s purpose in sending His Son? Q. In what ways does the story of the bronze serpent in Numbers 21 foreshadow the cross of Christ? Read Numbers 21:4-9 Q. What…

Q. Have you ever given a positive witness about a friend, or played matchmaker? What kind of witness and testimony did you give? Was it effective? Q. Before coming to Christ or even to church, did you have any pride or prejudices about God, religion, or Jesus? Did the witness by other people about the…

Q. If there is an all powerful creator God, should he have the ability to predict the future? Or if he fortells something, should he have the ability to bring it to pass in the future? Q. In your mind, what would be a greater miracle: healing someone born blind? or predicting the future with…

Q.  How do you see the future playing out? Do you see it improving and becoming peaceful and going on for many more centuries? Do you foresee major wars? Do you foresee it getting better or worse? Q.  What hope can we have in Jesus Christ? Q. What promises has Jesus made that you find…

Q.  Did Jesus predict his own suffering and resurrection? Does the Old Testament talk about the Messiah suffering? Q.  How can we be sure that the resurrection of Jesus Christ actually happened in history? Q. If Jesus truly has been resurrected back to life, and is alive, does that change anything for you? Q. When…

Q. Have you ever experienced a time where your struggles eventually led to joy? How did that process strengthen your faith? Q. In Haggai, the Israelites delayed rebuilding the temple, focusing on their own homes. What modern-day examples exist of people prioritizing their own comfort over time with God and doing God’s work? Q. Psalm…

Q. What are some memorable examples of love you have seen coming from strangers? What do you think motivated the person? Q. What are examples of good works that we can do, that might build up our own glory, and not God’s glory? Q. Have you ever gone through the motions in your religious practice?…