Chase the Lion by Mark Batterson
Week 6: Chapter 5 — The Inverted Gospel
Read Chapter 5 of Chase the Lion. Key Scripture: Matthew 16:24–25; Luke 9:23–24
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Batterson challenges us to examine whether we have domesticated the gospel into something comfortable and self-serving — when the actual gospel is a call to lose your life in order to find it.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Batterson describes what he calls an 'inverted gospel' — a version of Christianity that promises comfort, safety, and personal fulfillment while quietly stripping out the cross. Where do you see this version of the gospel showing up in our culture? In your own heart?
2.Jesus says in Matthew 16:24–25 that whoever wants to save their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for his sake will find it. How does this 'upside-down' logic apply to the lion-chasing life Batterson describes?
3.Batterson argues that the greatest risk in life is taking no risks at all — that a life of self-protection is actually a life of self-destruction. Where have you seen this play out — in your own story or in someone else's?
a.What did 'playing it safe' actually cost that person (or you)?
b.What would 'losing your life' look like in the most pressing decision you are currently facing?