LESSON 1 • Scripture as Life Changing

1. What are some things people do in their efforts to change their lives?


2. What are some reasons people come to believe that a changed life is needed?


3. Why do we seem to have more “temporary successes” than “long term transitions?”


4. We considered a segment of the prayer of Jesus recorded in John 17 on the taped message. Make a list of other scriptures which show that the Word changes our lives.


5. What passages(s) of Scripture have helped you the most as you have sought to live differently?


6. What passage(s) show we ought to live “changed lives”?


7. Some people challenge the idea that a book written more than two thousand years ago should have any kind of life changing impact on modern man. Do you understand how they could feel this way? What reasons would you give if you believed as they do?


8. If the Bible is not changing your life, what do you think might be going wrong?


Nick Hamilton