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How do you
feel about the man who comes to Jesus asking for help for his son?
He says that he is a combination of belief and unbelief, faith and
“unfaith”. Do you think he is a weak person, or do you identify with
him in his mixture of belief and unbelief?
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Why do you
think the vision on the mountaintop includes the Old Testament
figures of Moses and Elijah? What is significant about them?
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How do you
feel about the disciples in their argument among them about which of
them was the most important or the greatest?
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Why does
Jesus involve a child in this discussion of greatness and
importance? What do you know about the status of children in the
ancient world?
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Rick Warren
opens the book “The Purpose Driven Life” with this statement: “It’s
not about you.” What relationship do you see between that statement
and chapter 9 of Mark’s gospel?
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Have you
ever had an inspiring spiritual experience like the disciples had on
the mountaintop with Jesus and just wanted to remain in that state
of inspiration and ecstasy? What happened?
