Any spiritual person will spend some time at the wall. We often think something's wrong with us, but the wall is a normal part of our growth in faith.

Discussion Questions:

1. What’s a lesson you’ve learned at some point in your life that you hated learning when you were going through it, but are so thankful that you now know?

2. Have you ever had an experience at the wall? What was/is that like for you?

3. In what ways do you think that you need to be perfected in love?

Taking next steps is scary, but following Jesus is exactly the step you are always looking for.

Our culture avoids denial like the plague. Jesus says that self-deprivation is the pathway to eventual glorification.

The gospel writer John tells us that Jesus was full of grace and truth. When we encounter religion that is not characterized by grace, we've encountered a religious system that is out of alignment with Jesus.

Jesus' shed blood on the cross breaks down the barrier of sin. But it also breaks down ethnic divisions we setup between ourselves that destroy unity.

Jesus brings death to death. That's not just good news for 2,000 years ago. It's good news for today, too.

"Compassion" isn't the title of a lot of texts on leadership. But according to Jesus, it was vitally important. Great leadership sees every interaction as an opportunity for compassion.

We wish the world was full of certainty, but anyone who promises certainty is selling you a bill of goods that they cannot deliver on. But in a world full of uncertainty, followers of Jesus can access the next best thing: clarity. 

In a world where seemingly no one's talk lines up with their actions, there is a unique leadership power available to those whose life and leadership align.

Everyone wants to make a difference, but when pride is present we can't get out of our own way. God is opposed to the proud, but exalts and gives grace to the humble.