By Michael C. Mack 1. Do you enjoy entertaining people in your home? How about having strangers over? Why or why not? Read 3 John. 2. Look at each of the three people mentioned in this short letter: Gaius, Diotrephes, and Demetrius. What words or phrases are used to describe each one’s witness, whether positive […]
By Michael C. Mack 1. What is the most important letter you’ve ever received? Who was it from? What was it about? What impact did it have on you? Read 2 John. 2. The word truth is used four times in the first three verses. Why was truth so important for the church of that […]
By Michael C. Mack 1. What is the biggest obstacle in life you’ve had to overcome? How did you do it? Read 1 John 4:13–5:5. 2. In the original language, the word live (or abide or dwell in other Bible versions) appears six times in 4:12-16. What does it look like for you to live […]
By Michael C. Mack 1. What is the most outrageous thing you’ve ever been told to do? Read 1 John 3:11-24. 2. John made what people may consider some pretty outrageous statements in this passage. Which one do you think is the most outrageous? Why? 3. How is real love for one another defined in […]
By Michael C. Mack 1. On a scale of 1 (total skeptic) to 5 (believe everything without question), where would you rate yourself? Why? Read 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, 20-22. 2. The Greeks in Corinth did not believe in the resurrection of the dead, and this skepticism had crept into the church there. Why was (and is) […]
