920 Man Challenge

Chris Morgan teaching on Luke 9:57-62. Below are discussion questions from his teaching: What does “foxes have holes…” reveal about the kind of security Jesus does not promise?What is your current “let me first” with God?Where are you delaying obedience because the timing isn't convenient?Why does looking back affect our ability to move forward spiritually?If Jesus interrupted your plans this week, what would frustrate you most?Is your relationship with Christ decisive or constantly negotiating? Why would you say that?

Cody Patterson teaching on Luke 9:57-62. Below are discussion questions from his teaching: What does this passage expose about your definition of “following Jesus”?Which of the three men from the passage do you most relate to right now?Where have you made obedience conditional?What typically causes you to lose momentum spiritually?If you are going to grip the plow and look forward, what needs to change?

Sam Reader teaching on Luke 18:18-30. Below are discussion questions from his teaching: Self sufficiency can creep into many aspects of our lives. Where have you seen it show up in your life?Jesus doesn't compromise when it comes to our allegiance. What do you need to surrender to Jesus?What in this passage is most striking to you concerning the character of Jesus?

Chris Burke teaching on Luke 18:18-30. Below are discussion questions from his teaching: Are we asking the right questions? What are your most pressing questions, where do you take them? How do you seek out those answers? Who is your authority for truth?Why is being rich or self-sufficient such a barrier to following JesusWhat piece of today's scripture grieves you or disturbs you the mostWhat have you left for the kingdom? What do you think God may be calling you to walk away from

Chris Morgan teaching on Luke 11:37-54. Below are discussion questions from his teaching: Where in your life are you more focused on outward appearances than on the condition of your heart?Where are you tempted to crave recognition more than righteousness? How do you respond when your work goes unnoticed?Where might you be quick to expect from others what you are unwilling to carry yourself?What spiritual disciplines do you practice—and are they truly changing you? Where have you mistaken activity for genuine intimacy with God?

Aaron Hogue teaching on Luke 11:37-54. Below are discussion questions from his teaching: Genuine faith has and always will be a state of the heart …why are we tempted to focus on religious behavior? How can we focus more on internal transformation?Which of the three “woes” mentioned by Jesus in Luke 11:42-44 do you see a warning to your own soul this morning and why?Your receptivity to God's Word will determine your direction and destiny … how can you make sure your heart stays receptive to God's Word?

Chris Morgan teaching on Luke 8:22-25. Below are discussion questions from his teaching: Why do you think the disciples went from confidence to panic so quickly?What kinds of “storms” make you feel like you're losing control?When fear hits, what is your default response? Do you fight harder, shut down, blame others, or pray only as a last resort?What is one storm you're currently facing where Jesus feels silent or distant?What would it look like to trust Jesus in that situation—not just ask Him to fix it?

Chris Morgan teaching on Luke 8:22-25. Below are discussion questions from his teaching: Why do you think the disciples went from confidence to panic so quickly?What kinds of “storms” make you feel like you're losing control?When fear hits, what is your default response? Do you fight harder, shut down, blame others, or pray only as a last resort?What is one storm you're currently facing where Jesus feels silent or distant?What would it look like to trust Jesus in that situation—not just ask Him to fix it?The video clip Chris references is found on Youtube called The Lion King | Remember Who You Are(Mufasa Appears To Simba)

Sam Reader teaching on Luke 4:14-20. Below are discussion questions from his teaching: Why are you here? What are you hoping to get out of/add to this environment?When it comes to your home, when have your beliefs in Jesus been tested the most?What makes you angry? More specifically, what leads you to sin in anger?

Sam Reader teaching on Luke 4:14-20. Below are discussion questions from his teaching: Why are you here? What are you hoping to get out of/add to this environment?When it comes to your home, when have your beliefs in Jesus been tested the most?What makes you angry? More specifically, what leads you to sin in anger?

Chris Morgan teaching on Jonah 3-4. Below are discussion questions from his teaching: Why do men often need a crisis, loss, or failure before they take God seriously? What may God be calling you to stop running from and to trust Him with?In what areas of life is it possible to “do the right thing” while your heart remains distant?Who do men most struggle to extend grace to and why? What does that resistance reveal about pride, control, fear, or unresolved wounds?What comforts, habits, or routines can quietly dull a man's spiritual edge or sensitivity to God?The poem Chris referenced and read is called "Welcome to Holland" by Emily Perl Kingsley

Chris Morgan teaching on Jonah 1-2. Below are discussion questions from his teaching: Have you ever tried running from something you knew God told you to do? If so, how did that work out?What may God be calling you to stop running from and to trust Him with?Why do we tend to pray only when we hit rock bottom? What did those moments look like for you?What's the difference between being sorry and being surrendered?

Joe Donaldson final teaching from Saturday Morning Men's Bible Study before stepping aside as full time teacher.

Joe Donaldson teaching on John 5:31-47. Below are discussion questions from his teaching: What is your favorite courtroom movie or TV show? Why? How do you read the Bible?                  Like an owner's manual?                  Like a rule book?                  Like a guide to healthy living?                  Like God's self-revelation to you?How could you best “seek God's glory”?

Aaron Nance teaching on John 5:31-47. Below are discussion questions from his teaching:Is Jesus enough? Are you someone who seeks to see more of Jesus than what He has already revealed? Why is that?What type of teaching or Scripture reading do you gravitate toward? Are you comfortable with passages or teaching that feel easy? Are you okay with being held accountable—with people challenging you to grow and become better?How do you use Scripture? Do you use it to draw closer to Jesus? Or do you use it to validate your own claims and your feelings about others' sin?What is your next step of faith in this season?

Joe Donaldson teaching on John 5:16-30. Below are discussion questions from his teaching: What is amazing to you about God?If you were to mimic one aspect of God, what would you want it to be?What are you going to do with Jesus?

Sam Reader teaching on John 5:16-30. Below are discussion questions from his teaching:God is “always at his work” and welcomes his children to co-labor with Him. How does your approach to “work” reflect this truth?Jesus said that if you do not honor the Son, you do not honor the Father. How do you honor the Son with your life? What areas might be dishonoring to Him?Jesus modeled total dependence upon the Father by declaring that “by myself I can do nothing.” In what ways do you depend upon the Father? How might you grow in dependence upon Him?

Joe Donaldson teaching on Thankfulness over Thanksgiving weekend. Below are questions from Joe's teaching:Have you seen any positive benefits of being grateful in your own life? Who did you text this morning and why?How do you think you could cultivate a greater sense of thankfulness in your life?

Joe Donaldson teaching on John 5:1-15. Below are discussion questions from his teaching: Do you have any superstitions? Is it a danger to mix superstitions with Christ? When it comes to miracles, where are you on the spectrum? Why? Has that changed?Do you think of your salvation as being a miracle? If it is, how does that impact you? The video Joe references at the beginning of his teaching is a clip from the Miracle on Ice hockey game. Below is a link to YouTube of the clip shown. https://youtu.be/YjDFmUnhjG0?si=LUHQbEQcvWWouGx6

Tim Hester teaching on John 5:1-15. Below are discussion questions from his teaching:What pool are you lying beside hoping to be healed?What areas in your life do you tend to shift the blame rather than seek God for a solution?Who is the "one" in the midst of the crowd that you need to see?The video Tim references at the end is from the Chosen, Man by the Pool. Here is a link to the Youtube clip of it. https://youtu.be/JMj1ggINLe4?si=8wkjKI1xZnVY-kmw

Joe Donaldson teaching on John 4:43-54. Below are discussion questions from his teaching: What aspects of God can you “selfishly” be drawn to at the exclusion of other of His aspects?What aspects of God do you sense Him wanting you to experience more of?Does this lesson feel convicting, inviting, or both?

Chris Burke teaching on John 4:43-54. Below are discussion questions from his teaching:When was a time you begged the Lord about a situation? How did that period of your life impact your faith journey?How are you doing with being persistent in your prayers? Why is that a struggle for you, if it is?How are you doing at taking Jesus “at His word”?Who do you hope your faith will impact the most? Can you start today by persistently asking the Lord to open that door?

Joe Donaldson teaching on John 4:1-42. Below are discussion questions from his teaching: What identity of God do you feel Him inviting you to experience more?Who sowed God's seed into you?What is your takeaway from our discussion on the living water?

Scott Long teaching on John 4:1-42. Below are discussion questions from his teaching:In what areas are you most often tempted to search for meaning, purpose, and value?Have you ever found yourself feeling empty?Are you satisfied in Jesus? How does Jesus practically satisfy you?In what ways is Jesus changing you?Is there anything you feel the need to confess to the Lord and ask His forgiveness for?

Joe Donaldson teaching on John 3:22-36. Below are discussion questions from his teaching: What aspect of things that make us too big, are you most susceptible to?How has that impacted your life?What aspect of the marriage analogy spoke to you?

Sam Reader teaching on John 3:22-36. Below are discussion questions from his teaching:What is your Kingdom assignment right now? Are you leaning in or shying away from it?Have you been baptized? Reflect on your baptism. What significance did it hold?Do you celebrate the success of others? What about when it takes attention away from you?Where do you need to intentionally decrease, that HE may increase?

Joe Donaldson teaching on John 3:16-21. Below are discussion questions from his teaching: What part of John 3:16 is most compelling to you?How have you seen the difference between simple belief and deep trust playout in your life?What helps you in desiring to be a moth instead of a cockroach?

Chris Morgan teaching on John 3:1-15. Below are discussion questions from his teaching:In what ways do you sometimes rely more on religion or good behavior than on a genuine relationship with Jesus?How has the Holy Spirit changed something in you that you couldn't change on your own? When was the last time you sensed the Spirit's “wind” moving in your life — even if you couldn't fully explain it?How do you recognize when the Spirit is at work in your life — convicting, guiding, or comforting you?Like Nicodemus, what fears or pressures (such as reputation, status, or pride) make it difficult for people to openly follow Jesus today?The video Chris references is titled Chinese Christians Receiving Their First Bible. Can be found on YouTube The U2 song Chris references is "Still Haven't Found What I am Looking For"

Chris Morgan teaching on John 3:1-15. Below are discussion questions from his teaching:In what ways do you sometimes rely more on religion or good behavior than on a genuine relationship with Jesus?How has the Holy Spirit changed something in you that you couldn't change on your own? When was the last time you sensed the Spirit's “wind” moving in your life — even if you couldn't fully explain it?How do you recognize when the Spirit is at work in your life — convicting, guiding, or comforting you?Like Nicodemus, what fears or pressures (such as reputation, status, or pride) make it difficult for people to openly follow Jesus today?The video Chris references is titled Chinese Christians Receiving Their First Bible. Can be found on YouTube The U2 song Chris references is "Still Haven't Found What I am Looking For"

Lucas DeVries teaching on John 2:13-25. Below are discussion questions from his teaching:What in your heart might Jesus want to cleanse? Is there something crowding out your worship—bitterness, guilt, comfort, money, success, or even good things that have become ultimate things?Do you prefer the Jesus who converts or the Jesus who cleanses? How do you respond when Jesus calls you to sanctification, not just salvation?What would it look like for zeal for God's house to consume you today? Where does your passion need to rise—your home, your church, your workplace?Are you an admirer of Jesus or a follower of Jesus? What's the difference, and how do you know which one you are?

Sam Reader teaching on 1 John 1-2:1. Below are discussion questions from his teaching:What are some foundational truths you need to be reminded of regularly? And why do you need to be reminded of them?What fellowship have you experienced with God? What about within the Christian community? Where do you long for deeper fellowship in your life?When was the last time you confessed sin in the presence of a trusted brother?

Joe Donaldson teaching on John 2:1-12. Below are discussion questions from his teaching: If Mary was speaking to you today and said, “Do whatever He tells you.” What would be today's application? In other words, what is He telling you?How have you seen His glory in such a way that it caused you to believe?How might you best abide with Jesus today?

Cody Patterson teaching on John 2:1-12. Below are discussion questions from his teaching:Where in your life right now do you most need to invite Jesus in?What do your conversations with Jesus (in prayer) reveal about your motives?Where do you see evidence of Jesus' transformation in your life right now and where do you feel stuck?What's one step you can take this week to shift from admiring Jesus from a distance to abiding in Him daily?

Joe Donaldson teaching on John 1:35-51.

Kyle Idleman teaching on John 1:35-51. Below are discussion questions from his teaching:Which of the four walls (purposelessness, isolation, skepticism, performance) keeps you most trapped?What would it look like for you to “come and see” Jesus this week instead of trying to figure everything out on your own?Who in your life needs to encounter Jesus? How can you offer that invitation? (Share about a time when someone did this for you)What's one step you can take this week to move from managing your life to surrendering it?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Joe Donaldson teaching on John 1:19-34. Below are discussion questions from his teaching: How would you answer the questions, “what do you say about yourself?”What attribute of John the Baptist would you most like to develop in your own life?How does Jesus being your forerunner impact your view of God and yourself?

Chris Morgan teaching on John 1:19-34. Below are discussion questions from his teaching:How can we learn from John the Baptist's humility and his clarity about his role?We talked about Israel's desire for a deliverer, though not in the form they expected. In what ways do we make the same mistake?In what ways do we want deliverance without submitting to Jesus as Lord?What does this passage teach us about recognizing Jesus for who He truly is?In what ways can we “make straight the way of the Lord” in our own lives or communities?How refreshing is it to know that we have a substitute who takes our place? As we walk in light of that truth, how should our lives be different, and in what areas?

Joe Donaldson teaching on John 1:14-18. Below are discussion questions from his teaching: Are you more truth oriented or grace oriented? How has that impacted your life?Which do you have the hardest receiving from God, grace or truth? Why is that you think?Which aspect of Christ, do you need to make sure you include in your understanding of whom the Father is?

Kyle Idleman teaching on John 1:14-18. Below are discussion questions from his teaching:What struggle have you been trying to handle alone that you could bring to Jesus, knowing He's been exactly where you are?Where have you been living like grace is limited—either for yourself or for someone else—instead of living in the abundance of "grace upon grace"?What lies about God's character do you need to let Jesus correct by looking at how He actually treated people?Who in your life needs you to "move into their neighborhood" the way Jesus moved into yours…full of grace and truth?

Chris Morgan teaching on John 1:6-13. Below are discussion questions from his teaching:How can we apply John's example of being a witness to Jesus in our own lives? What does it look like in practical, everyday terms to testify about Him today?In what ways might we unintentionally draw attention to ourselves instead of pointing others to Jesus?What does the passage mean when it says we are given the right to “become children of God”?How does knowing you are a child of God influence your daily life, decisions, and relationships?Why do you think the passage emphasizes that becoming children of God is not by “natural descent” or “human decision” but by being “born of God”? What does this reveal about our spiritual identity?

Chris Morgan teaching on John 1:6-13. Below are discussion questions from his teaching:How can we apply John's example of being a witness to Jesus in our own lives? What does it look like in practical, everyday terms to testify about Him today?In what ways might we unintentionally draw attention to ourselves instead of pointing others to Jesus?What does the passage mean when it says we are given the right to “become children of God”?How does knowing you are a child of God influence your daily life, decisions, and relationships?Why do you think the passage emphasizes that becoming children of God is not by “natural descent” or “human decision” but by being “born of God”? What does this reveal about our spiritual identity?

Joe Donaldson teaching on John 1:1-5.

Sam Reader teaching on John 1:1-5. Below are discussion questions from his teaching:What does your speech reveal about your inner world? What do you need God to change within you?Are you living as if everything depends on you? What can you lay down and surrender to the LORD's care?What does your current rhythm of time in God's Word look like? How would you like to see it change this semester?

Joe Donaldson teaching on Nehemiah 9:6-14. Below are discussion questions from his teaching:1. In what ways are you similar to the people of Jerusalem who turned away from their commitments to God?2. What character trait of Nehemiah do you admire most? How can you apply that trait in your own life?3. Is there a "broken-down wall" in your life that you are currently working on or considering rebuilding? What leadings, convictions, or resources has God provided to guide you in this task?

Chris Morgan teaching on Nehemiah 13:1-14. Below are discussion questions from his teaching:What stood out to you the most from the text today? What did God speak to your heart regarding your personal walk with Him?Have you ever felt like you've done too much for God to take you back? If so, what made you feel that way?In what ways have you rededicated your life to God and said, "From this point forward, things will be different"? If so, what specific area of your life did that involve?Nehemiah warns us about being overly emotional and not putting safeguards in place to protect our spiritual journey. In what ways have you taken practical steps to guard yourself moving forward?

Joe Donaldson teaching on Nehemiah 8:1-9. Below are discussion questions from his teaching:1. As a child, what was your favorite piece of playground equipment?2. Which of the four stages best describes you today? Has it always been this way? What has most impacted this understanding? What would God have you do with this idea?

Tyler McKenzie teaching on Nehemiah 8:1-9. Below are discussion questions from his teaching:What idea from the message stuck out to you?On a scale of 1-10, at what level do you honor God's Word through your engagement and obedience?Do you have a life-altering sin struggle? And have you ever admitted it to a Christian brother?

Joe Donaldson teaching on Nehemiah 6:1-16. Below are discussion questions from his teaching:In what area of your life might someone say, “Don't you fear God?”What has stood out to you as a help or hindrance in getting a task done in your life?What is a “great task” you are facing in your life right now?

Scott Long teaching on Nehemiah 6:1-14. Below are discussion questions from his teaching:How do you gain discernment from God about what to do or not do in life?Is there anything currently distracting you from following Jesus?How do you normally handle being insulted or slandered? How should you handle it?How are you deepening your relationship with Jesus? If you aren't, how can you?

Sam Reader teaching on Nehemiah 4:16-23. Below are discussion questions from his teaching:In what ways do you use your gifts to serve the church body?How well do you handle the Sword of the Spirit (the Bible)? In what ways might you grow in that area?Do you call for help when you're in distress? Do you respond when others are in need?What are you holding on to? What do you need to let go of?

Sam Reader teaching on Nehemiah 4:16-23. Below are discussion questions from his teaching:In what ways do you use your gifts to serve the church body?How well do you handle the Sword of the Spirit (the Bible)? In what ways might you grow in that area?Do you call for help when you're in distress? Do you respond when others are in need?What are you holding on to? What do you need to let go of?