Chapter Four: Companion Guide

There Is More

Chapter Summary

In this chapter, we discover that there is always more in Jesus than we have yet experienced.

God's power is not limited by what we have seen so far. More often, our experience of Him is limited by what we believe about Him.

But the greatest more is not what He can produce in our lives. It is Him.

Main Points

  • God’s power at work in your life is able to produce more than whatever is more than enough.
  • What you experience with God is often limited by what you believe about Him.
  • Every day with Jesus is a day spent walking in miracle territory.
  • Beyond the more that God can produce in your life, there is simply more of Him to know.
  • Fruit is the byproduct of connection. The focus of the branch is not the fruit; it is the vine.
  • Pursue Jesus for who He is, not for what He does.
  • There is always more to see and know about Jesus. Accept nothing less.

Reflection

Take a moment to reflect on the following questions.

  • What truths have I learned in this chapter?
  • In what ways have my present beliefs been challenged or strengthened?

If you are walking through this section with a person or group, take time to share your responses.

Discussion

Get ready to talk.

If you are walking through this section with a person or group, get some dialogue going with the following questions and corresponding points.

1. God’s power at work in your life is able to produce more than whatever is more than enough.

  • Ephesians 3:20 tells us that God is able to do “exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think.” Have you ever asked God for something that felt too big?
  • What hindrances get in the way of your belief in God’s abundance?
  • If that power is already at work in you, what would change if you actually believed it?

2. What you experience with God is often limited by what you believe about Him.

  • Is there something you have concluded God is unwilling or unable to do in your life? Where did that conclusion come from?
  • Has your experience with God ever expanded because your belief about Him changed first? If so, explain.
  • If it is belief that often sets the ceiling of experience, what beliefs about God do you need to raise?

3. Every day with Jesus is a day spent walking in miracle territory.

  • When something goes wrong, or contrary to what you had hoped/planned, what is your first thought? Is it how do I get out of this, or how is God going to show up in this?
  • What would it look like this week to ponder the limitless possibilities of God instead of wondering what may go wrong?
  • Have you ever missed something God was doing simply because you were not expecting it?

4. Beyond the more that God can produce in your life, there is simply more of Him to know.

  • Why is it easier to want what God can do than to want God Himself?
  • What have you been pursuing God for lately? Be honest about the motive.
  • What would change if you began this journey to know Him and to be known by Him, rather than for what it can produce in your life?

5. Fruit is the byproduct of connection. The focus of the branch is not the fruit; it is the vine.

  • The chapter says the goal of a branch is not first to be fruitful, but to abide. Why does that order matter?
  • What are you working hardest at in your walk with God right now—connection, or production?
  • Read Matthew 6:33. What is currently sitting in the place that first belongs to Him?

6. Pursue Jesus for who He is, not for what He does.

  • In Matthew 7:22–23, people listed impressive works and still heard “I never knew you.” What does that tell us about what matters most to Jesus?
  • What is the difference between knowing about Jesus and knowing Jesus?
  • A child knows their father, not just what he does for them. Measured that way, how well do you know Jesus?

7. There is always more to see and know about Jesus. Accept nothing less.

  • The living creatures in Revelation 4 have been beholding God since before time began and still have not run out of things to discover. What does that say about how much of Him you have seen?
  • Where have you quietly settled, concluding that what you have already experienced of God is all there is?
  • What would getting hungry for more of Him actually look like in your life this week?

Response

Take a moment to reflect on the following questions, and how you will respond to the truths you have learned.

  • How will I apply the truths I've learned?
  • Is there a way that I can use what I have learned to impact someone in my life?

If you are walking through this section with a person or group, take time to share your responses.

Hard Questions, Real Answers

*Coming Soon*

Scripture References

The Power That Works in Us

  • Ephesians 3:20

Ask, Seek, Knock

  • Matthew 7:7–11

Faith That Does Not Doubt

  • Matthew 21:21–22

Seek First

  • Matthew 6:33

Knowing Him, Not Just Working for Him

  • Matthew 7:22–23

There Is Always More to Behold

  • Revelation 4:6, 8
  • 1 Corinthians 13:12