09/02 What is your favorite verse or book of the Bible?

09/03 Who decided what books should be in the Bible?

09/04 What is the difference between “facts” and “truth” with the Bible?

09/05 Why do you think the Old Testament focuses on the Israelite people?

09/06 Why do you think it is important for us to learn about Jesus and his followers?

09/07 What is important about us having different translations of the Bible?

09/08 If you haven’t seen or heard some of the Bible in Hebrew or Greek, look it up on the internet and hear someone read it. What did you think about it?

09/09 What are the differences in the first and the second stories of creation? What are the similarities?

09/10 How did Noah show that he trusted God? Would you have acted the same way?

09/11 What was the reason it was so important for Moses to have all of that family?

09/12 Do you think it was fair that Jacob stole his brother’s stuff? Why or why not?

09/13 We know God does not cause bad things to happen to us, but stays with us when we struggle. Can you think of a time when something like that has happened to you?

09/14 What do each of these stories teach us about God?

09/15 What was your favorite story this week? Why?

09/16 Which person in this story had the most courage?

09/17 Where do you feel God’s presence the most?

09/18 If you could ask God a question about this story, what would it be?

09/19 Why do Jewish people still celebrate Passover? What does it have to do with this story?

09/20 Can you think of a time when you have felt out of control, bored, hungry or tired? How did you act?

09/21 Have you ever been lost? What would it be like to be lost for forty years?

09/22 What was your favorite story this week? Why?

09/23 What are the false gods we encounter in our world today–the false gods of materialism, money, power?

09/24 How does honoring the Sabbath show our love for God?

09/25 What makes the Ten Commandments so important?

09/26 Can you list which commandments are sins against God and which are sins against others?

09/27 Which commandment is the hardest for you to obey?

09/28 Do you think these Ten Commandments cover all sins? Why or why not?

09/29 What does it mean to “keep” the Ten Commandments?

09/30 What were some of the differences between these kings and Jesus Christ as King?

10/01 Why do you think the people wanted to have a king so much?

10/02 What does it tell you about God that God chose David, the youngest son over all his brothers?

10/03 Why do you think God chose Solomon to build the Temple? What do you think it looked like?

10/04 If you had to write a sad song, what things would you include in it?

10/05 How would you feel about having to leave your home?

10/06 What was your favorite thing about the readings this week? Why?

10/07 What verse of this chapter is the most interesting to you? Can you picture it?

10/08 Did you find a proverb that you especially liked? If so, put it into modern language.

10/09 Do you think these opposites show life as it really is? Why or why not?

10/10 Why do we read these passages on Christmas Eve?

10/11 God is like a potter in this scripture. What else might we say God is like?

10/12 Which of these scriptures was your favorite? Why?

10/13 How can it help us to remember special scriptures?

10/14 Why do you think Jonah didn’t want to preach to the Ninevites?

10/15 How did Daniel show his faith?

10/16 What is the difference between caring for other people out of obligation versus out of kindness?

10/17 How did Esther use her voice in the story?

10/18 Why do you think this story about Samson is in the Bible?

10/19 Do you have a favorite character from the Bible out of these five?

10/20 Why do you think it was important for the Israelites to tell and hear these stories about their heroes?

10/21 What kind of feelings about Jesus do you get from reading Matthew?

10/22 What kind of feelings about Jesus do you get from reading Mark?

10/23 What kind of feelings about Jesus do you get from reading Luke?

10/24 What kind of feelings about Jesus do you get from reading John?

10/25 Which person in Acts doe you most relate to and why?

10/26 Which book of the Gospels do you like the best: best writing, best stories, best style?

10/27 Has your view of Jesus and his followers changed since you read the Gospels through? How?

10/28 What are the differences and similarities of these two stories of Jesus’ birth?

10/29 Why was it so important for Jesus to remain talking with the rabbis in the Temple?

10/30 If baptism is about being washed of our sins, why would Jesus need to be baptized?

10/31 How do you resist temptation?

11/01 What would you have thought if you had seen what the disciples saw?

11/02 Why is it important to hear and read these stories about Jesus?

11/03 What was your favorite story in the readings this week? Why?

11/04 What gifts can you give to God that can be made into something special?

11/05 What does this story teach the disciples and us?

11/06 Does God weep with us at our losses?

11/07 Is it important that this story was only in the Gospel of John? What do you think the reason was?

11/08 Do you think your friends would have had enough faith to do what this man’s friends did? Why or why not?

11/09 Why was it important to include Jesus’ miracles in the Bible?

11/10 What was your favorite story in the readings this week? Why?

11/11 What does it mean to leave something behind, as the fishermen left their nets behind, in order to answer Christ’s call?

11/12 Which of the things Jesus said is especially meaningful to you?

11/13 What does it mean that Jesus seems to know all about this woman?

11/14 Who would be “tax collectors” in our world?

11/15 How do you think Jesus felt on Palm Sunday?

11/16 Why are these stories important for us as Christians?

11/17 Which of these stories is your favorite? Why?

11/18 What are you most surprised about in this story? Why?

11/19 Why is it important for us to have communion in our worship services?

11/20 Pretend you are looking out of Jesus’ eyes while he was on the cross. What do you see?

11/21 What are the differences and similarities of Easter in each gospel?

11/22 What does it mean for Christians that we will be with Christ in heaven after we die?

11/23 What kind of relationship do you think you have with Jesus?

11/24 What are your feelings as you move through the different parts of Holy Week?

11/25 Which of these helps you most as you live today?

11/26 Who would you say are your enemies? Why?

11/27 What would happen if most people in the world did not live by the Golden Rule?

11/28 How does loving other people around us show our love for God?

11/29 How does what Jesus taught during his life relate to the meaning of his death?

11/30 Is it wrong to doubt our faith? Why or why not?

12/01 Which saying of Christ speaks to you most? Why?

12/02 Who do you think you are most like? Who do you think Jesus wants us to be like?

12/03 What qualities of the shepherd and the woman make them like God?

12/04 Think about a time when you did something you weren’t sure your parents would forgive you for. How did it feel when you were forgiven?

12/05 How do we as Christians prepare ourselves to be that “good ground”?

12/06 What simple acts of responsibility can help your family be more productive?

12/07 Why does Jesus speak in parables?

12/08 What was your favorite story in the readings this week? Why?

12/09 If you had been at Pentecost with Peter, what do you think you would have thought about it?

12/10 Why do you think God chose someone like Paul to preach the Good News?

12/11 What were some of the issues that Paul wrote about in his letters that we still struggle with in our churches today?

12/12 What are some of the traditions we have in the Church that were born out of the Jewish faith?

12/13 Why is Jesus called the Alpha and Omega?

12/14 What can we learn from how the Early Church acted and lived?

12/15 What one thing do you wish your church had in common with the Early Church? Why?

12/16 What does the blue or purple color of Advent symbolize?

12/17 Why do the 40 days of Lent not include Sundays?

12/18 What does the white color of Easter symbolize?

12/19 What does the red color of Pentecost symbolize?

12/20 What does the green color of Ordinary time symbolize?

12/21 Why is it important to recognize the different seasons of the Church Year?

12/22 What are the different feelings or attitudes of the different seasons?

12/23 Why do I have to shake hands and pass the peace with strangers around me?

12/24 What is the religious background of your family? Have you always known this?

12/25 What gifts do you have to offer your church? Are you using them now? If not, think of ways to do so.

12/26 How do you explain what communion is with children or people who have not been in the church long?

12/27 Why do we as CPs choose sprinkling or pouring water on an infant’s head as our primary mode of baptism?

12/28 What does our Confession of Faith say about other modes of baptism and not being “rebaptized”?

12/29 Are there particular things that your family does at home during the different seasons of the Church Year to celebrate your faith?

12/30 What line in the Apostle’s Creed is most important to you? Why?

12/31 What are the similarities and differences between this and the CPC (Protestant)?

01/01 What are the similarities and differences between this and the CPC (Protestant)?

01/02 What are the similarities and differences between this and the CPC (Protestant)?

01/03 Why do you think there are so many kinds of Protestant (or Christian) denominations?

01/04 What does it mean to be Reformed?

01/05 What are the major differences between the CPC and other Presbyterians? What makes us all Presbyterians?

01/06 What part does Christ play in Christianity?

01/07 What does it mean to you that Abraham in our Old Testament is the father of Christianity and this religion?

01/08 What does it mean to you that Jesus was Jewish?

01/09 Does Buddhism have any similarities to Christianity?

01/10 Does Hinduism have any similarities to Christianity?

01/11 How can we respect people of other faiths even though we don’t believe what they believe?

01/12 What was your favorite part of this book? Why?