Week 9: Chapter 9 — Who Really Lives That Way?

1.Chan profiles several real people in this chapter — including George Müller, who fed thousands of orphans through radical faith; Mother Teresa, who left comfort to serve the dying in Calcutta; and Lucy, a young woman from Chan's own congregation who gave away nearly everything she earned. Which story affected you most, and why?

2.George Müller is famous for never asking anyone for money but praying directly to God for the needs of his orphanages — and recording thousands of specific answered prayers. Chan holds him up as an example of someone who took God's promises about prayer literally. How does Müller's story challenge or encourage your own prayer life?

3.Chan includes the story of a woman in his congregation (he calls her "the rich young ruler" in reverse) who gave away her car, her savings, and ultimately her apartment to care for orphans. The rich young man in Matthew 19 walked away sorrowful from the same kind of invitation. What was the difference between them? What made one able to let go and the other unable?