The Cross and the Switchblade by David Wilkerson
Week 6: Chapter 6 — The Rally
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The street rally Wilkerson organizes becomes one of the most dramatic and supernaturally charged scenes in the entire book — a moment where years of prayer, preparation, and obedience converge in ways no one, least of all Wilkerson, could have planned.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Wilkerson spends enormous effort organizing a rally and securing a venue large enough to hold gang members from across the city. The logistics are overwhelming and the obstacles seem endless. What does the practical difficulty of the preparation reveal about the relationship between faith and hard work?
2.The night of the rally, the gangs show up — armed, dangerous, and ready to cause trouble. Wilkerson has no security plan, no backup, no guarantee of safety. How do you assess this? Is it faith or foolishness — or is there a version of faith that looks a lot like foolishness from the outside?
3.When Wilkerson begins to speak at the rally, the atmosphere is charged with hostility. Yet something shifts. Describe, in your own words, what you understand to have happened in that room — and what you think caused it.
a.What role did Wilkerson's own words and presence play?
b.What role did the Holy Spirit play that was clearly beyond what any human planning could have produced?