Showing posts with label Journaling Challenge List. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Journaling Challenge List. Show all posts

Thursday, November 19, 2009

{Faith Journaling} Challenge List

Here you will find a summary list of the questions asked each week during our {Faith Journaling} Challenge. I hope by updating this list each week, you will be able to easily find each week's questions.

Challenge Introduction
Question 1:
Introduce yourself and share a bit about your desire for this journal.
Question 2: If you have accepted Christ as your Lord and Savior, share your salvation story. If not, what is holding you back?
Question 3: What does Christmas mean to you, and how do you share & celebrate?
Question 4: How did you celebrate Christmas when you were a child?
Question 5: Do you have a favorite Christmas hymn?
Question 6: Describe your Christmas Eve traditions.
Question 7: What are you thankful for today and/or this year?
Question 8: Do you have a quiet time with the Lord each day? Describe your time.
Question 9: Do you have a special place where you meet with the Lord each day? Why is it special?
Question 10: Do you prefer traditional hymns or the newer contemporary songs? Why?
Question 11: What in creation reminds you of the Lord?
Question 12: As a child, did you grow up in the church?
Question 13: How often do you pray? Describe your prayer time.
Question 14: What Bible version is your favorite to use and why?
Question 15: When did you get your first Bible? Do you still have it?
Question 16: How do you share your faith with your children (both young and grown)?
Question 17: Do you write in your Bible? Why or why not, and what do you write?
Question 18: Tell about your earliest memory of God.
Question 19: What does Christ’s sacrifice mean to you?
Question 20: How do you traditionally celebrate Easter? Are you doing anything different or new this year?
Question 21: When do you feel closest to God?
Question 22: Describe a time when you felt alone and without God.
Question 23: How have you or have you not been blessed with the gift of gardening?
Question 24: Do you volunteer in your church? What do you do currently? What have you done in the past?
Question 25: Who is your favorite woman in the Bible?
Question 26: Where do you like to sit in church, and why?
Question 27: Is it easy for you to memorize scripture?
Question 28: What symbols of your faith do you wear (jewelry, clothing, etc.)?
Question 29: Has anyone ever prayed with you over the phone? How did it affect you?
Question 30: Do you know the order of the Books of the Bible? How did you learn them? If not, how do you find what you are looking for?
Question 31: Did you give your children any Biblical names? Why or why not?
Question 32: What is your favorite New Testament Bible verse?
Question 33: What is your favorite Old Testament Bible verse?
Question 34: Are you a member of your church? For how long?
Question 35: What churches have you belonged to over the years (maybe include as a child and as an adult)?
Question 36: What church were you married in? Describe it. Why did you chose it? If not married in a church, describe the location.
Question 37: What question would you most like to ask God?
Question 38: Do you keep a prayer journal?
Question 39: What has challenged your faith?
Question 40: Share something that has strengthened your faith.
Question 41: Do you have a favorite hymn?
Question 42: What do you enjoy most about reading your Bible?
Question 43: How many Bibles do you have, and do you have a favorite one? Why?
Question 44: How often do you read your Bible? Once a day? Twice a day? Once a week? Less often?
Question 45: What story in the Bible about Jesus do you most enjoy? Why?
Question 46: What Old Testament story do you like the most? Why?
Question 47: Have you ever been on a retreat? Describe what you loved about it.
Question 48: Looking at the fruit of the spirit in Galatians 5:22-26, what characteristic do you want God to develop further in you at this time?
Question 49: When did you first begin to learn about faith? Can you recall your first steps on the journey of faith?
Question 50: How do you share your faith with others?
Question 51: How do you "enjoy" God each day when things are going well in your life?
Question 52: How has your relationship with the Lord grown over this past year?
Question 53: Tell about a sermon you remember vividly.
Question 54: Do you make a Happy Birthday cake for Jesus or how do you celebrate His birth during the Christmas season?
Question 55: Do you attend Christmas Eve services? If so, which one, and what do you love about it?
Question 56: Do you feel the Lord leading you in a new direction for the New Year? What changes will you make?
Question 57: Do you currently attend a Bible study? Describe it.
Question 58: How has God helped you to be content in any circumstance, or do you still struggle with contentment?
Question 59: As God is your Protector, share how He has protected you in a situation?
Question 60: How has God comforted you in a recent situation?
Question 61: Share a time when you were weary and how God helped you through it.
Question 62: Do you send notes of encouragement with scripture to people hurting or in need?
Question 63: Do you have a high view of God, and what makes you in "awe" of Him?
Question 64: How have you seen God's perfectly orchestrated plan in your life this past week/month?
Question 65: How has God helped you or a family member through an illness?
Question 66: Have you ever been on a mission trip to another country?
Question 67: If you are married, share how you have seen God's hand in your marriage and bringing you together.
Question 68: Describe a Christian retreat you attended and how it affected you.
Question 69: How have you depended on God this week?
Question 70: How are you reaching the younger generation and sharing Christ with them?
Question 71: What services do you usually attend during Holy Week and Easter (Maundy Thursday, Stations of the Cross, Sunrise Service, etc.)?
Question 72: Share about a storm in your life and how God helped you through it.
Question 73: Have you ever or do you regularly invite people to go to church or Bible study with you?
Question 74: Share a new scripture you have come across this week, what it means to you, and how God is using it in your life.
Question 75: How has your patience been tested, and how did you rely on the Lord during that time?
Question 76: Share a time when God gave you His perfect peace.
Question 77: Share a place where God gives you His perfect peace.
Question 78: Do you have a Bible reading plan you use? Describe it.
Question 79: Describe something that you have lost and how God helped you find it.
Question 80: How have you seen God answer your cries recently?
Question 81: How does praying for others affect you?
Question 82: Do you attend a mid-week service? If so, describe it
Question 83: Share a scripture that has spoken to you this week and why?
Question 84: How has God disciplined you recently, and what was your reaction--rebellion, remorse, obedience, thankfulness and praise?
Question 85: What day and time is your weekly church service?
Question 86: How many pastors do you have on staff? What are their names and ministries?
Question 87: When on vacation, do you attend a local church? Why or why not?
Question 88: How has God given you an angel or guarded you with His precious angels during a difficult or fearful time?
Question 89: When sitting down for your quiet time with the Lord, do you sit in silence or do you play some sort of music in the background?
Question 90: What has God shown you this week that you have discovered together with Him?
Question 91: Share your baptism experience and/or your childrens' baptism?
Question 92: What is the name of your Sunday School class?
Question 93: Do you listen to sermons online or on the radio? If so, share what you listen to. If not, why not?
Question 94: Has someone ever shared a scripture with you to help you maybe in a letter or note? Explain what it meant to you.
Question 95: How has God helped you through a huge disappointment? How about specific scriptures He may have given you?
Question 96: Describe what your church looks like. Draw it out too if you would like. Maybe even take a photo and place in your journal.
Question 97: Have you ever gone to church at the wrong time when you have forgotten to set your clocks to "Fall back"?
Question 98: How many Bibles do you own? Why do you own the number that you have?
Question 99: Describe your drive to church--how far, scenery, traffic, etc.
Question 100: In what way do you participate in Christmas performances at your church? Are you an audience member or a participant? Describe the performance and how it effects you?
Question 101: Do you have a Christmas scripture reading plan that you follow each year with your family? Describe it.
Question 102: What do you love the most about receiving Christmas cards each year, and what do you do with them after Christmas is over?
Question 103: What is one of the best Christmas gifts that you have received?
Question 104: How do you keep track of all of the prayer requests you receive?
Question 105: How comfortable are you in sharing the gospel with others?
Question 106: How has God used a trial or change in your life for the good of others?
Question 107: What is the first scripture you ever memorized? What does it mean to you?
Question 108: How are you currently praying for your husband and how often?
Question 109: How have you depended on or not depended on the Lord during a time of uncertainty?
Question 110: What household item brings back "family faith" memories for you?
Question 111: Do you have a day of the week you set apart for the Lord and what do you do differently on that day?
Question 112: At what moment do you begin talking to Jesus each day? Describe that time.
Question 113: Describe the Easter traditions that you have at your church?

Please note that I have come up with the questions posted, and I would appreciate you giving credit where credit is due. Thank you, and happy journaling!
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