Before Amen by Max Lucado
Week 12: Chapter 11 — The Most Important Word
Read Chapter 11 of Before Amen by Max Lucado. Key passages: Revelation 3:14; 2 Corinthians 1:20; Numbers 5:22.
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Lucado closes the pocket prayer with a single ancient word — "amen" — and unpacks why this small word is actually the most important one we say.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.What did you think "amen" meant before reading this chapter? Was it simply "the end," or did it carry more meaning for you?
2.Lucado explains that "amen" means "so be it" or "let it be so" — a declaration of trust that what we have just prayed is left in God's hands. How does ending a prayer with that kind of surrender change what happens emotionally and spiritually after you say it?
3.Jesus himself is called "the Amen" in Revelation 3:14 — the faithful and true witness. And 2 Corinthians 1:20 says all of God's promises find their "Yes" and "Amen" in Christ. What does it mean that Jesus is the ultimate fulfillment of every prayer we offer?
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