The Time Is Now - Developing A Lifestyle Of Prayer

1. Ifyou have placed faith in Christ, then this promise is yours! Take a moment andjot down aJew works you knowJesus did during His life on earth.

2. Now considerJesus' amazing promise to you. In your wildestdreams and fantasies, perhaps from the early days after youfirst trusted Christ, what is the greatest quest you've ever dreamed of pursuing? (List more than one ifyou wish.)

3. Are you still pursuing your quest?Ifnot, why do you think you abandoned it?

The Dream Abandoned The most common reason that most believers have given up dreaming God's dreams is illus­ trated byJesus in Matthew 25:14-30. 4. Read this parable, paying close attention to the third servant. This man had somehow learned that risks-even those required in order to obey his master-were too danger­ ous. In what ways have your dreams been squashed by disappointment and caution in the past?

5. Whenever you or someone else voices a dream that seems impractical, what thoughts go through your mind?

Rekindling the Dream 6. Now rereadMatthew25:14-3OJocusing on thefirst two servants (notice "went at once" in v. 16). What was the attitude of these men toward the risks of pursuing a dream?