Multiply

1.Chan defines a disciple as someone who follows Jesus, is being changed by Jesus, and is committed to the mission of Jesus. Which of those three elements feels most alive in your life right now, and which feels most underdeveloped?

1.Chan describes the discipling relationship as being less like a classroom and more like an apprenticeship. What is the difference, and why does it matter for how you approach investing in someone?

1.Chan uses the analogy of physical training to describe spiritual growth, drawing on 1 Timothy 4:7–8. What does 'training yourself for godliness' look like differently from merely 'trying harder'?

1.Chan argues that the church is not a building or a program but a people — the body of Christ on earth. How does that definition change the way you think about your own relationship to your local church?

1.The early church in Acts 2 was devoted to the apostles' teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayer. Which of those four marks is most evident in your church, and which is least?

1.Paul's goal in Colossians 1:28–29 is to 'present everyone mature in Christ.' Chan draws on this to argue that maturity — not attendance or programming — should be the measure of a church's success. How would your church measure up by that standard?

1.Chan opens this section by acknowledging that many Christians essentially skip the Old Testament. Be honest: how much do you actually engage with the Old Testament in your own reading and devotional life?

1.Chan walks through the grand arc of the Old Testament: creation, fall, promise, exodus, covenant, exile, and anticipation. Which part of that arc is clearest to you, and which is fuzziest?

1.Chan distinguishes between the moral, ceremonial, and civil law in the Old Testament. Why does that distinction matter for how we apply the Old Testament to our lives today?

1.Chan walks through Old Testament genres: narrative, poetry, wisdom, prophecy, and law. Which genre do you find most accessible, and which feels most foreign? What makes the difference?

1.Chan describes the prophets as people who stood between a holy God and an unfaithful people, calling Israel to return. What is the equivalent of that prophetic role in the church today?

1.Chan describes the New Testament as the fulfillment of the Old — the promises kept, the types realized, the shadow replaced by substance. What difference does that continuity make for how you read the Gospels or Paul's letters?

1.John 1:14 says 'the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.' Chan dwells on the staggering nature of the Incarnation. What does it mean for the eternal Son of God to take on human flesh — and why does it matter for your salvation?

1.Chan describes the cross as the center of history — the moment all of Scripture points toward and all of Christian life flows from. Do you actually feel that centrality in your daily experience, or has the cross become familiar to the point of feeling distant?

1.Jesus's promise in Acts 1:8 — 'you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and you will be my witnesses' — links the Spirit's coming directly to witness and mission. How has the Spirit's presence actually made you bolder in your witness?

1.Chan emphasizes that the epistles were occasional letters — written to specific situations. How does knowing the background of a letter (Who wrote it? To whom? Why?) change the way you read it?

1.Chan approaches Revelation not as a newspaper code for predicting current events but as a pastoral letter written to persecuted first-century churches. How does that interpretive lens change the way you read passages that might otherwise feel cryptic?

1.God's promise to Abraham in Genesis 12 is that 'all the families of the earth shall be blessed' through him. Chan argues this means missions is not an optional program — it is the storyline of the whole Bible. Does that feel true to you as you read Scripture?

1.Jesus prays in John 17 that the Father would not take his disciples out of the world but protect them in it. How does that prayer shape your posture toward culture, society, and the people around you who don't yet believe?

1.Romans 10:14–15 poses a chain of logic: how can people believe without hearing? How can they hear without someone telling them? How can someone tell them unless they are sent? Where do you see yourself in that chain — and where is the chain broken in your life?

1.Jesus's Great Commission includes baptizing disciples 'in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.' Why do you think Jesus included baptism in his commission to make disciples — what does it accomplish?

1.1 Corinthians 12 makes clear that spiritual gifts are distributed by the Spirit 'as he wills' — not based on maturity, seniority, or performance. How does that sovereignty over gifting both humble and encourage you?

1.Jesus tells his disciples in Mark 10 that whoever wants to be great must become a servant, and that he himself came 'not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.' How does that statement redefine greatness in a way that still feels countercultural today?

1.Chan describes prayer as the oxygen of the disciple's life — not an activity added onto the Christian life but the expression of total dependence on God. How does your actual prayer life reflect that description — or contradict it?

1.Chan closes the book where it began — with the Great Commission. After working through all twenty-four sessions, how has your understanding of what it means to 'make disciples' changed or deepened?

1.Which session or chapter of Multiply had the single greatest impact on you — the one that most changed how you think, feel, or act? What was it about that session that hit so hard?