Reading Group Guide

Read the three parables in Luke 15. What was Jesus trying to show in these parables? If you could sum them up in one sentence, what would it be?

1. How do these parables relate to you?
   

2. If you are a Christian, how should you respond to these parables?
   

3. Read Ezekiel 3. What does this passage mean to you?
   

4. Even though we can't hear the voices of souls crying out, what are some ways we can understand people's needs?
   

5. Think of times you've missed opportunities to share Christ with others. What could you have done differently? Rehearse those conversations the way you wish they had gone so you'll be prepared the next time an opportunity arises.
   

6. Look up Acts 4:18-20. Do you feel the way Peter and John do about telling people about Christ?
   

7. Think about the people with whom you've come into contact in the last few days. What needs might they have had? Did the Holy Spirit give you an impression of those people?
   

8. Rehearse a conversation in which you might have met their needs.
   

9. Why are some Christians (you? me?) so reluctant to share their faith?
   

10. Read the Great Commission, Matthew 28:19-20. How important were Christ's last words before ascending to heaven?
    

11. What do you think Jesus meant when he said, "And lo, I will be with you, even unto the end of the age"?
    

12. What do you think is everyone's deepest need? Are you able to fill that need?
    

13. Even though you don't have the gift of hearing the voices of people's souls, how has the Holy Spirit gifted you to meet their needs?
    

14. Read Romans 10:14 and 15. Do you have beautiful feet?
    

15. Pray to God to give you the courage and the words to take His good news to a hurting world.