Week 1: Introduction — Dare You Believe It?

1.Rebekah opens by describing the exhaustion that comes from striving — the sense that freedom is something you have to earn or maintain. How would you describe your own relationship with striving right now? Does rest feel like a reward you haven't yet earned, or a gift you're allowed to receive?

2.The book's central claim is that Jesus speaks freedom in the present tense: not 'you will be free' or 'you can be free,' but 'you are free.' Why do you think so many Christians live as though freedom is still in the future? What makes that present-tense declaration hard to believe?

3.Rebekah identifies the audience for this book as 'the lost, the wounded, and those weary from striving' — as well as those who gave up trying years ago. Which of those descriptions resonates most with where you are today, and why?

4.She weaves her own personal story throughout the book — including seasons of anxiety, depression, and the pressure to perform. How does her willingness to be vulnerable shape the way you receive her message? Does authenticity from an author make you more or less willing to engage a book's ideas?

5.Galatians 5:1 says, 'It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.' What 'yokes of slavery' do you sense you may be carrying into this study? Name them as specifically as you can.

6.Rebekah describes the church — the people of God — as a community meant to embody and extend freedom. How have you experienced the church as either a place of liberation or, honestly, a place where certain kinds of bondage were reinforced?

7.As you begin this study, what is the one thing you most hope to find on the other side of it? Write it down and share it with your group if you're comfortable doing so.