Flywheel

Reading Guides

Reading Group Guide

1. What did the flywheel represent in the story?
   

2. Was it enough in the beginning of the story that Jay Austin acknowledged that there was a God and attended church on occasion? Read: John 3:1-6, 16-18
   

3. Could you relate to Jay Austin in the first half of the story? In what ways?
   

4. Why was Jay caught off guard during the minister's prayer after Jay had cheated him?
   

5. At the beginning of Flywheel, what was Jay's attitude toward himself, his wife, his son, his parents, and his employees? How did each of his relationships change after he surrendered his heart to Christ?
   

6. What was holding Jay back from surrendering his life to God in the first half of the story?
   

7. What factors did God use to humble Jay Austin and cause him to surrender his life over to God?
   

8. How do you think Jay's visit from his dad impacted Jay? What motivated Jay to talk to his son Todd about being a better father?
   

9. How did Jay's perspective on his possessions and his money change after he surrendered his life to Christ?
   

10. How did Jay pursue and guard having a clear conscience?
    

11. In what ways did Jay's life cause others to be in wonder of his commitment to God?
    

12. How did you see the hand of God working to fight for Jay at the end of the strory? Why do you think God did answer his prayers and fight for him? How was 2 Corinthians 5:17 demonstrated in the life of Jay Austin ? It says, "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away, behold, all things have become new."
    

13. How was Matthew 6:33 demonstrated in Jay's business? "Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added unto you."