Crazy Love by Francis Chan - Chapter 9: Who really lives that way?

Chapter 9: Who really lives that way?

In this chapter, we read about a wide variety of examples of people who live/lived out their faith in significant ways, some more extreme than others. All of them were completely committed to the Lord. George Muller ran an orphanage and depended on the Lord for everything. Nathan Barlow used his medical skills to help others in Ethiopia. The Robynson family would make food for the homeless on Christmas morning. Who out of the fourteen people/groups that Francis writes about, stood out to you? Why? Which example would you find the hardest to be like?

The Lord has given each of us certain skills and abilities that are unique. Romans 12:6-8 says "We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully." What gifts or skills has God given you that you can use to bless others?

Many of us have had people in our lives who serve as a great example. Two men come to mind when I think about who has served as great examples in my life. One owned a business and the other worked in the ministry, yet both had a profound impact on me and others. Who in your life has lived the way that these people have lived (fully surrendered to God)?

Since reading this book, Have you felt called to live out your faith in a different way?

At the end of the chapter, Francis challenged me to think about others around me and how I might reach out to them. He writes, "I hope they (the examples) have challenged the multitudes who feel 'called to the rich' and ignore the poor." Is there a certain group of people to whom you feel called to minister?

Summary Questions:

• Who out of the fourteen people/groups that Francis writes about, stood out to you? Why? 
• Which example would you find the hardest to be like?
• What gifts or skills has God given you that you can use to bless others?
• Who in your life has lived the way that these people have lived (fully surrendered to God)?
• Since reading this book, Have you felt called to live out your faith in a different way?
• Is there a certain group of people to whom you feel called to minister?

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