Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire by Jim Cymbala
Week 2: Chapter 1 — Only God
Read Chapter 1 of Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire. Key passages: 2 Chronicles 7:14; Zechariah 4:6.
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Cymbala begins with the conviction that nothing of lasting spiritual value happens apart from God — and that this truth should reshape everything about how we do church.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Cymbala describes arriving at the Brooklyn Tabernacle to find a congregation of about twenty people, a leaky building, and an empty offering plate that sometimes held less than ten dollars. What does it say about God's purposes that he often begins with almost nothing?
2.He draws a sharp contrast between churches that are impressive to human observers and churches that are genuinely empowered by the Spirit. In your experience, what are the telltale signs of each?
3.Cymbala quotes Zechariah 4:6 — "Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD." How does that verse function as a kind of theme for the entire chapter? Where is that principle hardest for you personally to apply?