Help my unbeliefMark 9:14-29Length: Long

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What did the father ask Jesus, and how did Jesus answer him?
   • What did Jesus tell his disciples when they asked why they could not help the boy?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • Where do you believe and doubt at the same time? What would it look like to be as honest as this father?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • What will you bring to Jesus in prayer this week, honestly asking him to help your unbelief?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who is struggling to believe? How could you share this father's prayer with them?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).