1. TMP was and still is a church for people who aren’t into church. How would you describe TMP to an unchurched or dechurched or antichurch friend? (different, friendly, etc.) What’s one thing that keeps you coming back week after week?

2. When do you find it hard to ‘handle the truth’? When do you find it hard to ‘share the truth’?

3. To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31-32) What do you think it means to "hold to" Jesus' teaching? How does this relate to being a true disciple of Jesus? Jesus speaks of the truth setting us free. What kind of truth is He referring to?

4. They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?” Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.” (John 8:33-34) We heard how sin is a disease that infects us all and left untreated will kill us. How might this understanding of sin challenge our own view of freedom?

5. "Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed." (John 8:35-36) What kind of freedom is Jesus talking about when He says, "if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed"? How does this freedom differ from society’s concept of freedom?

6. In what ways do you struggle with living out the freedom Jesus offers? What steps can you take to fully embrace the freedom that comes through a relationship with Him?