1. For Meeting 3 read Chapters 5 & 6 and work through the following questions
Chapter five Holding Back From God
1. In the first full paragraph on page 45 Hettinga says, “Too often, we comply with God because we
are scared of Him.” What are the results of a relationship with God based on raw fear according to the
author?
2. What does God desire to be the basis of a relationship with Him?
3. Go back to the bottom of page 40 and reread the two paragraphs that start with the words, “Look at
the cross….” Now look at the sentence that begins, “They follow Him….” (about 8 lines from the
bottom of page 49). Skip ahead and read the last page of the chapter (page 52) (especially the last
sentence).
What does it mean to you that our God has the heart of a servant?
In your heart of hearts do you feel like God is a taker or a giver?
Chapter six. The Great Mandate
The main idea in this short chapter is that one of the purposes of the cross was to restore God’s
rule over a world that is rebellion. Read the key verses in your own Bible (Colossians 1:12-22 &
2:15 and also 1 Corinthians 15:24-25).
Read again the paragraph that begins near the bottom of page 54 (“This is a blazing burst…)
Jesus came into the world to restore His rule over our lives.
1. What is it that God wants Christ to do? (see the very top of page 55). (See Rev 11:15)
2. Does this feel like a threat to you? (Is He a leader you can trust?)
3. “I know in my heart that I was made to follow Him.” Write a few words about your reaction to this
statement.