DHT Chapter 12 Discussion Questions
August 17, 2008 5:17 pm
From this morning:
CHAPTER 12: WORLD, MEET YOUR REBELUTIONARIES
- Impressions, now that you’ve finished the book? What was the best part? What do you wish there had been more of?
- What is starting to stick with you? What are you putting into practice? What have you learned about motivation? Why should we Do Hard Things?
- In your own words, what is the gospel?
- What is the connection between the gospel and Doing Hard Things?
- Complete the Rebelutionary Action Plan (see below) with your parents…
From the OFFICIAL STUDY GUIDE:
- You’re carrying Do Hard Things through the school library, and you meet a friend who asks, “Hey, what’s that book about?†What do you say?
- Which part of this book inspired you the most? Which part made you the most uncomfortable? Explain why.
- Working from the “five-step rebelutionary action plans†that the authors share for Noah, Serena, and Brandon (pages 214–24), what is your action plan to deal with the distractions and obstacles you face? Get help from friends, family and other advisers as needed to create the smartest plan possible. Write it down. Then keep your five-step plan where you can read and review it every day.
- Mentally, travel forward one year in your life. What do you hope will be different then that wouldn’t have been if you hadn’t read Do Hard Things? Five years forward, what’s your answer to the same question? Twenty years forward?
- Take time in the coming weeks to reflect on the following passages about four inspiring Bible rebelutionaries: David in 1 Samuel 16—17 and Psalm 18; Jeremiah in Jeremiah 1; Paul in 2 Corinthians 4:1-18 and Philippians 3:12—4:13; and Timothy as seen in Paul’s letters to him in 1 Timothy 4:1-16 and 6:11-21of 2 Timothy. Write down key truths from these passages in your own words and reread the truths and the verses often.
A REBELUTIONARY ACTION PLAN:
- What do you need to get honest about, and to whom?
- What negative actions or patterns need to end?
- Who can best help you get from point A to point B?
- What are one or two key action steps that, once taken, would make it a lot tougher for you to chicken out and turn back?
- How and when will you take those steps?
- Acknowledge you can’t succeed without God’s help by making a simple and practical plan to stay close to Him:
- Bible reading:
What (will you read):
Where (will you have it):
How long (on most days):
How often (# of times per week): - Prayer:
How often:
How long:
One Response to “DHT Chapter 12 Discussion Questions”
Thanks for taking the time to lead Do Hard Things every week, Steve. I really enjoyed the discussion and it’s convicted, encouraged, and helped me in many ways.
Now, when I face doing something hard (or something I don’t want to do), I’ll try to remember the phrase “do hard things” and what we talked about in the discussion - especially why we’re doing it: for the glory of God.
Thanks again!
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