Asking the Right Questions

From Jeff

With the turn of the calendar, I’ve been thinking about some lessons learned in 2007. It’s good to reflect. In the business of life, we tend to forget what God has done, or taught us, or those many good moments that brought us joy.

Looking back, I learned that even at $10/month, a gym membership is still expensive if you don’t actually go. A month without TV revealed a powerful addiction to meaningless amusement, even though I said I could stop whenever I wanted to. And, I highlight a lot of stuff in books that I never remember reading. Of course, there were some serious lessons too.

I was inspired to learn the importance of asking the right questions from the book “The Present Future” by Reggie McNeal, which I highlighted a lot. One of our singles handed me the book right before I got up to speak last February in worship. (Wish I had read it before I spoke.)

The bottom line thought was this…we all are asking questions. Individuals and organizations are seeking answers to certain questions about who they are, what they are supposed to be doing, what God expects, etc. And, sometimes we try to answer those questions in silly ways. Sometimes we don’t get answers. Why? Because they are the wrong questions in the first place even though they might seem like the right ones.

So, I took that thought and considered what questions churches that I’ve been in tend to ask. Then I considered, based on many thoughts from the book just to cite my source, questions that the kingdom introduces. After all, Jesus said not to ask what we will eat, drink or wear. Those who don’t know God ask those types of questions.

Here’s a chart of church type questions...(NOTE: Click on the chart below to view a larger chart that is easier to read.)

I’d love your thoughts on this list. What questions do you think DBC is asking? How are we trying to answer them?

What did you learn in 2007?

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