Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire by Jim Cymbala
Week 11: Chapter 10 — The Key to Blessing
Read Chapter 10 of Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire. Key passages: Genesis 12:1–3; John 15:1–8.
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Cymbala draws together the threads of the book to identify the key that unlocks God's blessing — not strategy, talent, or size, but abiding in Christ through prayer and obedience.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Cymbala returns throughout this chapter to the idea that God's blessing is not something to be engineered but something that flows from genuine connection to him. How does John 15's image of the vine and branches capture that relationship?
2.He argues that God blessed Abraham not because Abraham had it all together but because Abraham trusted and obeyed. Where do you struggle most to simply trust and obey — without fully understanding the plan?
3.Cymbala is blunt that many church ministries are running on human momentum — they were once Spirit-initiated but have now become self-sustaining institutions. How does an individual Christian or a church avoid drifting from Spirit-dependence into institutional momentum?
a.What are the early warning signs of that drift in your own life?
b.What practices help you remain genuinely connected to the vine rather than just professionally religious?
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