Discussion Questions:
1. How is obedience to what God says a vital part of transformation? What are some things Jesus did to provide a model of obedience?
2. Why is obedience to what God says difficult? What kinds of preconceived ideas about who God is and how His Kingdom works have you had to let go of or overcome to live a more obedient life?
3. Peter, Andrew, James & John dropped their nets and left family to follow Jesus. What kinds of things have you been asked to let go of to follow Jesus? What have you found difficult to let go of?
4. When Jesus asks the apostles if they want to leave Him along with the crowd, why is Peter’s response that Jesus has the words of eternal life and that He is the Holy One of God so profound?
5. What does Jesus mean in John 15:5 when He says, “apart from Me, you can do nothing”? What helps you to stay connected to Him? What kinds of things break this connection to Him?
6. Are there some areas of your life where you are susceptible to trusting your own expertise, skills or knowledge over what God says? How have you seen Jesus allow you to fail or cause you to wait for fulfillment so you grew out of dependence upon yourself?
7. Tell of a time when you experienced hardship, frustration or discouragement and it turned into an “It is the LORD!” moment. Why are these kinds of moments so valuable for faith-building and becoming a better apprentice of Jesus?