Follow-Up Study Guide To:

A Different World View
Part 2 of 3 in the series “One Way”

September 13, 2009 Pastor Scott Oldenburgh

¡ When it comes to the variety of world religions, how much have you been exposed to any of them?

¡ How much information do you know to be true?

¡ Where have you received this information?

¡ Do you think in general that other religions know more about Christianity and what you believe, than you know about their religion and what they believe? Why is that?

¡ What does that say about our willingness to build relationships?

Look back over the chart from this week’s message

¡ Were you surprised by anything? Confused?

¡ Did you learn anything new?

¡ Is there a particular religion that you have misunderstood?

¡ Of all the religions discussed which one has the most influence in our culture?

¡ Which stands in most contrast to Christianity? Why?

Read Matthew 5:44 and 28:19-20 again

¡ What is our response supposed to be to people of the various world religions?

¡ What obstacles get in the way of that happening?

¡ What fears do you have in talking with someone about their different religious viewpoints?

¡ According to the verses you read, what is our job?

¡ Is it our job to prove God? Win an argument? Change their minds?

¡ Who is responsible for those things?

¡ What kind of relief does it bring when we know our role?

Go back this week and read the Old Testament passage of Elijah and his confrontation with the prophets of Baal. (I Kings 18)

¡ Do you think Elijah was afraid? Why or why not?

¡ Did fear impede his mission?

¡ What was Elijah depending on in this confrontation?

¡ What was Elijah’s role? God’s role?

¡ How does this relate to our culture and world today?

¡ What might be the role God asks us to play?

¡ What will God’s role have to be?