Study Questions:

1. What things stuck out to you from this text? Is there anything in this text that challenges you?

2. “God is always doing 10,000 things in your life, and you may be aware of three of them.” What does this quote by John Piper make you think of with respect to your own life?

3. Can you think of a time in your life where your suffering or loss meant the possibility of joy for another?

4. What does Simon’s experience teach us about the theology of baptism?

5. Read and meditate on Matthew 13:1-9. What does the parable of the sower teach us about salvation?

Additional Scripture References:

1 Corinthians 1:26; Matthew 13:1-9; Hebrews 6:4-8; Revelation 2:7,11,17, 26; 3:5, 12, 21; 21:7; Romans 8:9; Ephesians 4:4-6; Luke 11:11-13