Identifying and addressing the barriers to trust.
Identifying and addressing the barriers to trust.
It takes intentional acts of investment to build trust with our friends. Watch this video and discuss the questions below.
Extend trust with your friend by asking each other real questions. Pick a friend and ask them to talk about faith.
Discuss the questions below:
Round 1 - Barriers to Trust
Christian Friend - What fears do you have to overcome in order to talk about your faith with your friends?
Seeking Friend - What are some of the experiences you have had that could get in the way of trusting
a Christian?
Round 2 - Building Trust
Christian Friend - When was the last time you trusted a non-Christian friend to listen about your spiritual life?
Seeking Friend - Share a story of a Christian that has earned your trust.
Round 3 - Debrief
What did you learn about each other? Did anything surprise you?
Go through this 15 minute bible study of Jesus inviting others to trust him, and take a step for yourself in response.
Zacchaeus the Tax Collector
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In Luke 19, Zacchaeus has a trust building encounter with Jesus that begins with an invitation and blossoms into something bigger.
After studying this passage with your friend, brainstrom:
Who is one friend you can build trust with this week?
Text them an invitation to get a meal together.
The journey's not over - when will you get together and explore the next step on the journey to faith?