Pete Scribner Sermons

Study/review questions for this week: 1) True faith is focused on Jesus. What other things can we be tempted to focus on instead of Jesus, and what steps can we take to resist the temptation to have our focus diverted from our Lord? 2) How does the compassion of Jesus encourage us to stay focused on him? Consider Hebrews 12:2 as you think through this. 3) Why do you think the disciples were unable to deliver the boy from the demon when they had been succesful with such efforts in the past? What were they depending on? 4) Compare and contrast the father’s request with that of the leper who came to Jesus for healing in Mark 1:40. How are their requests similar? How are they different? 5) The man suggests that if Jesus has both the power and the compassion, his son might be delivered. What was the one other element that Mark (and Jesus!) highlights here? 6) In what ways do we fail to exercise faith? In other words, what are the times when we too could say, “I believe; help my unbelief!” just like the fath