22 Questions
Always thought “Methodist” meant uh.. solemn, boring church (just being honest, I’m sorry). Learning now that these Methodists were called so because of their spiritual discipline – aka Methods – in daily pursuit of God. Pretty radical stuff.
At least that’s how it was 200 years ago during John Wesley’s time. I only wish some of my Methodist friends told be about it sooner.
Here a list of 22 Questions that members of John Wesley’s “Holy Club” (scary choice of words! hehe aka Accountability Groups, aka PG, aka Cell?) asked themselves, and each other:
- Am I consciously or unconsciously creating the impression that I am better than I really am? In other words, am I a hypocrite?
- Am I honest in all my acts and words, or do I exaggerate?
- Do I confidentially pass on to another what was told to me in confidence?
- Can I be trusted?
- Am I a slave to dress, friends, work, or habits?
- Am I self-conscious, self-pitying, or self-justifying?
- Did the Bible live in me today?
- Do I give it time to speak to me everyday?
- Am I enjoying prayer?
- When did I last speak to someone else about my faith?
- Do I pray about the money I spend?
- Do I get to bed on time and get up on time?
- Do I disobey God in anything?
- Do I insist upon doing something about which my conscience is uneasy?
- Am I defeated in any part of my life?
- Am I jealous, impure, critical, irritable, touchy, or distrustful?
- How do I spend my spare time?
- Am I proud?
- Do I thank God that I am not as other people, especially as the Pharisees who despised the publican?
- Is there anyone whom I fear, dislike, disown, criticize, hold a resentment toward or disregard? If so, what am I doing about it?
- Do I grumble or complain constantly?
- Is Christ real to me?
Pitching Day
Ps 97:8 Zion hears and is glad, And the daughters of Judah rejoice because of Your judgments, O Lord.
Ps 138:3 In the day when I cried out, You answered me, And made me bold with strength in my soul.
Ps 138:8 The Lord will PERFECT that which concerns me. PERFECT (verb): gamar, To end, finish, accomplish, perfect… Phil 1:6 …being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;