(7-10 minutes)
Students will watch a short clip of David Platt preaching and consider how seriously they will take the words of Jesus.
(7–10 minutes)
Provide the “Session 1” video and the means with which to view it.
Show the “Session 1” video to your group. Ask: What do you find challenging about David’s question? Allow for responses. Lead students to respond briefly to David’s conclusion that if we believe the Bible then it has radical implications for our lives. Pay special attention to what some specific implications might be. Encourage students to explore the obstacles they experience in applying those implications to their lives by identifying them for themselves. Say: David described his own struggle with this question as being a crisis of faith in his own spiritual journey. Challenge students not to be paralyzed with fear, shame, guilt, or doubt even though they may be struggling with the seriousness of Jesus’ teaching about discipleship. Encourage them to meet this crisis head on by exploring what God’s Word says about what they say they believe.