12 Questions

Jesus Asked
 Where do I
belong?
• Luke 2:48-49 - When his parents saw
him, they were astonished. His mother
said to him, "Son, why have you treated
us like this? Your father and I have been
anxiously searching for you. Why were
you searching for me?" he asked.
"Didn't you know I had to be in my
Father's house?“"
• We need to develop a growing “God-
consciousness”, for with Him is where
we belong. Where is our heart and
 Who’s boss?
• Luke 6:46 – “Why do you call me,
'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I
say?”
• Who are we really listening to? Who
sets our course and our direction?
Then, even if we decide it should be
God, we must battle ourselves
between the old Adam and the new
man we are through Christ.
• Paul – why do I do what I do not want
 Can you take it?
• Mark 10:38 – “You don't know what you are
asking," Jesus said. "Can you drink the cup I
drink or be baptized with the baptism I am
baptized with?”
• Being a true follower of Christ will lead to
persecution and other struggles. It is not
something to be entered into lightly or half-
heartedly. Satan will do his best to destroy
anyone seeking to follow. Job 2:2 And the
LORD said to Satan, "Where have you come
from?" Satan answered the LORD, "From
roaming through the earth and going back
and forth in it.“
• We talk a good game, but can we walk the
 Have you done your
homework?
• Mark 12:26 – “Now about the dead
rising—have you not read in the book of
Moses, in the account of the bush, how
God said to him, 'I am the God of
Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God
of Jacob'?”
• When your check engine light comes
on, would you proceed to dismantle
your engine to try to find out what was
wrong and fix it without reading the
manual or having some training? What
about your new surround sound, DTV,
and Blu-Ray DVD player? Why then do
we do this to ourselves in our daily
 Why are you
afraid?
• Matthew 8:26 – “He replied, "You of
little faith, why are you so afraid?"
Then he got up and rebuked the
winds and the waves, and it was
completely calm.”
• Why don’t we trust the creator - who
sent His Son to die for us, who knows
and loves us, is both omniscient and
omnipresent, who is all powerful and
supremely Holy - whenever troubles
brew and we face difficult situations?
 What’s the big
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attraction?
Matthew 11:7-9 – “As John's disciples
were leaving, Jesus began to speak to
the crowd about John: "What did you go
out into the desert to see? A reed
swayed by the wind? If not, what did
you go out to see? A man dressed in
fine clothes? No, those who wear fine
clothes are in kings' palaces. Then what
did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I
tell you, and more than a prophet.”
• How are we proclaiming Christ to
others? How are we selling/sharing our
faith with others? Are people attracted
to us by who we are and what we
 What’s the best
deal?
• Matthew 16:26 – “What good will it
be for a man if he gains the whole
world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what
can a man give in exchange for his
soul?”
• What is most important, earthly
treasures, rewards, and titles, or a
presence at the table of the Lord with
eternal riches in Heaven?
 Do you know who
I am?
• Matthew 16:13-15 – “When Jesus
came to the region of Caesarea
Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who
do people say the Son of Man is?"
 They replied, "Some say John the
Baptist; others say Elijah; and still
others, Jeremiah or one of the
prophets." "But what about you?" he
asked. "Who do you say I am?"
• Who do you think Jesus is/was?
 Are you leaving
• John 6:67 me too?
- "You do not want to leave
too, do you?" Jesus asked the
Twelve.”
• When was the last time you told
Jesus you love Him?
 Have you firsthand
information?
• John 18:34 – "Is that your own idea,"
Jesus asked, "or did others talk to
you about me?“

• How and why did you make your

decisions regarding Christ? What was
your firsthand knowledge? What
evidence do you have?
 Where is God
• Mark 15:34 –now?
“And at the ninth hour
Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi,
Eloi, lama sabachthani?"—which
means, "My God, my God, why have
you forsaken me?“
• Where is God when I am struggling?
Why doesn’t He answer or respond
when I need Him most?
 Are you all in?
• John 21:15 – “When they had finished
eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter,
"Simon son of John, do you truly love
me more than these?“”
• How much do you love Jesus? Are
you willing to stand out, love, and
follow even when times are tough
and others are staying behind?