I Believe, Help My Unbelief!

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Feb 8, 2015 by: Dale Thiele | Series: Learning Jesus Scripture: Mark 9:14-29 Tags: unbelief, prayer, faith, faithlessness, belief

Learning Jesus
I Believe, Help My Unbelief!
Mark 9:14-29

  • The Nature of Faithlessness
  • The Mixture of Belief & Unbelief
  • The Nature of Faithfulness

Questions for Further Study or Group Discussion

  1. Read Mark 9:14-29. What were the scribes arguing with the disciples about?
  2. Explain Jesus’ response in verse 19. Has Jesus lost patience with the people?
  3. What is communicated by the father’s use of the word “if” in verse 22? How did the disciples’ inability to help him affect this man’s perspective of Jesus?
  4. How do you explain the father’s response in verse 24? How is this response an excellent summation of the Christian life?
  5. Consider verse 29. How is prayer intertwined with the discussion of faith and faithlessness?