Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire by Jim Cymbala
Week 3: Chapter 2 — The Spark That Ignites
Read Chapter 2 of Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire. Key passages: Acts 4:23–31; Luke 11:1–13.
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This chapter traces the moment prayer moved from obligation to desperation at the Brooklyn Tabernacle — and asks whether we have ever truly prayed like our lives depended on it.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Cymbala describes the Tuesday night prayer meeting as the most important service of the week at Brooklyn Tabernacle — more important than Sunday morning. How does that priority compare to your own church's rhythms? What does it say about what a church truly values?
2.He distinguishes between "saying prayers" and actually praying — the difference between religious routine and genuine, expectant communication with God. Which one more accurately describes your own prayer life right now? Be honest.
3.Cymbala recalls a moment of breaking down before God, crying out in helplessness, and sensing that God responded. Have you ever had a moment like that — where your prayer was less polished and more like a desperate cry? What was that like?
a.What circumstances drove you to that kind of prayer?
b.Did you sense God respond? How?