Questions leave a mark on our lives. The questions we answer help to determine who we are and who we become. The questions we can’t answer can haunt us and keep us from discovering or living out the destiny God has in store for us. Our questions, our interrogatives, surround us and intrigue us and control us in ways deeper than we often realize.

Because questions are so influential, we need to have the courage to ask them. We need to find a way to bring our questions to the One who can lead us to an answer – Jesus. But that’s not easy to do. Voltaire, the French philosopher, once wrote that God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh. If that’s true, then perhaps we can say that Jesus is a teacher playing to students too afraid to ask.

Questions, answered and unanswered, will leave a mark on our lives. So we need to bring these questions to Jesus. As we let the questions in and live the answer out, we’ll discover that we can drink in His life and pour out our lives. And in the process, we’ll find that the mark our questions for Jesus leave on our lives becomes not just an interrogative but an exclamation pointing others to our God.

I have questions sometimes.

Where is the director? Why does my cat always want to go outside at 5 in the morning?

Where is the director? Which armrest is mine on an airplane?

Where is the director? That is a pretty easy question to ask if all I have are silly questions. But the truth is, most of my questions aren’t that silly. So I don’t ask “Where is the director?” very often.

Usually I don’t ask “Where is the director?” because I think I should already know the answers to my questions. Sometimes it is because I don’t think the director would want to be bothered by me and my questions, silly or otherwise. Other times it is because I am afraid of what the answer will be and how it will play out in my life.

Whether I ask or not, my questions will mark me: either as a barrier that prevents me from moving forward or as a launching point that propels me toward a fulfilled life. What I lack is boldness and an understanding that the director (the Director) not only wants to be “bothered” by my questions but actually wants to be with me as the answers unfold in my life.

Master Teacher's Guide [ view sample ]
The Master Teacher's Guide is designed for use in large-group settings such as Wednesday night gatherings, combined Sunday School classes, summer camps, and other worship gatherings. It contains background information, explanation and application points, opening illustrations and stories, prompts for personal stories, and life-changing Turning Point activities.

Leader's Guide [ view sample ]
The Small Group Leaders Guide is perfect for use in Disciple Now settings, in-home small groups, individual Sunday School classes, and other settings with one leader and 10-15 students. It contains background information, explanation and application points, group activities, discussion questions, and life-changing Turning Point activities.

Gathering Tool
The Gathering Tool is designed to provide an opening illustration for groups that meet together in a large group before dividing into small groups or Sunday School classes. This will allow small groups to experience the series video and will add to the overall experience of going through the series.

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