Introduction: We have all had strange encounters, or encounters with strange people.
Question: What is one of the strangest or scariest things you have ever seen?
We are going to be looking at the story of a demon-possessed man who had an encounter with Jesus. Our discussion is not really going to be centered on demon-possession, or exorcism, but how someone’s life can be changed by a single encounter with Jesus.
Introduction: We live in a time that is called the “Information Age”. (“Digital Age” or “Computer Age”) We have access to more information than any other generation before. We can learn about almost anything at the touch of a button, or a click on our computer mouse or trackpad. But with so much information, what sometimes gets confused is truth.
Question: How do you know if something is true? (Scientific method, feels right, makes sense, etc…)
We’re going to look at a story where a man had a hard time figuring out what was true and what was counterfeit.
Introduction: One of the things that we tend to think about a lot is our future.
Question: If you had the opportunity to know everything about your future, would you want to know? Why?
Question: What are some things that people do to prepare for the future?
Let’s look at a scripture that talks about our futures.
Introduction: We are going to be talking about name dropping. Name dropping is when you use someone else’s name to get ahead, or for some sort of strategic advantage.
Question: Who is someone (extra-biblical) that you know a lot about?
Question: Do you think there’s a difference between knowing someone and knowing about someone? Why?
We are going to take a look at some people who decided to “name drop” in the Bible.
Introduction: Every person and every culture has their idea of what it means to be tough, or to be “a mighty warrior”.
Question: Who is a tough guy or gal that you have looked up to? Why?
Question: What does it mean to be tough?
We are going to look at some scriptures about a “tough” guy that really didn’t appear to be very tough at all. We are going to look at some scriptures about a guy names Gideon.