Hello my friends! We have made it to Friday and to the end of “The Last Supper on the Moon”! I can’t believe how incredibly well the author weaved the stories of the cross and the journey to the moon. I don’t think I’ll be able to look at the moon again without remembering this book and reminding myself of what Jesus did on the cross for me – and for you!
Ok, I could keep gushing but let’s dive into this week’s questions instead!
Chapter 18 On Shuttles and Roads
*How does what Jesus did 2,000 years ago on the cross shape your life today? How do you take up your cross and follow Him?
*Have doubts made you feel that you cannot come closer to God? How can going to God with your doubts help increase your faith? What might you miss if you don’t take your doubts to God?
Chapter 19 Steak and Eggs
*Has there been a special breakfast ritual or event in your life? Tell us about it. What message have you been given because of this special breakfast?
*Do you feel that you need to add something to your salvation? Do you truly believe your debt has been paid in full?
Chapter 20 Tattooed Soul
*Describe pretend holiness in your own words. Why is it so important to Jesus that His name not be on a counterfeit?
*Levi writes that the greatest opposition we will face is managing our own selves (pg. 310). Do you agree with this? Why or why not?
Chapter 21 Nasa Meets Napa
*“Being pruned is not punishment; it is a reward” (pg. 323). Why does pruning feel like punishment? How can we take the long view of pruning in our journey to bear fruit?
*Are you trying to create your own fruit? How does knowing that the only way to produce fruit is to walk with Jesus day by day make you feel? Relieved? Discouraged? What spiritual disciplines might you need to put in place in order to keep walking with Christ?
Chapter 22 Radio Silence
*Think back on your life. Have you gone through a season where it seemed God was especially silent? How did that make you feel? What did you learn during that season?
*Have you fully committed your spirit to the Lord? How are Jesus’ last words on the cross not just a prayer for dying, but for living as well?
Chapter 23 Masks and Thermometers
*Levi states that there was nothing really wrong with the Laodicea church, but they were merely going through the motions. How does being neither hot nor cold lead to spiritual ineffectiveness? How might you be going through the motions in your own life?
*“There is so much of God’s glory He wants you to discover” (pg. 357). Do you need a fresh vision of God’s glory? How does worshiping a “puny God” affect our spiritual life?
Chapter 24 Blood, Sweat, and Tears
*“The blood, sweat, and tears he paid as he suffered and died for you and me was meant to be a launch point, only the inauguration” (pg. 368). What crazy thing has God called you to? If you could completely cast all cares of what people thought away, what adventure would you attempt to begin?
*“And through his substitutionary death and unstoppable life he has given you all you need to live a life of adventure, exploration, forgiveness, love, and peace” (pg. 370). Do you believe this to be true? In all honesty, do you believe you need more in order to live this sort of life?
*Has this book helped you to conquer your inner space? Why is conquering our inner space so important?
Scripture of the Week
John 15:5
Psalm 31:5
Prayer for the Week
Father God, thank You that we don’t have to earn your approval. We don’t have to add anything to the salvation work You accomplished for us on the cross. Help us to walk in Your love and to know that You will never abandon us. Help us to be brave as we walk with You and fulfill the calling You have for each one of us. May we burn bright for You and have a fire in our bones that never gets put out. We long to be people who follow hard after You. Thank You again for the cross and the stamp that was placed on our debt – paid in full. We love You. In Jesus’ Name, Amen
For Next Month
*Check out all the details for May HERE!
“Jesus doesn’t just want to change your life after you die. He wants to change the way you spend your minutes and your hours here on earth.” (Page 285)
I grew up in church and felt I’d been brought up with a pretty good understanding of why Jesus died: to save us from ourselves (i.e., our sin) and to allow us to be with Him when we died. That’s what stuck in particular: being with Him when it’s our time to go. Sure, I knew He was with us during our lives (“I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart,” anyone? ☺️), but looking back, I don’t think the importance of what it actually looks like for Him to be in our lives – how He can and should be – was emphasized. As a kid, I was pretty confident my time to go wouldn’t be any time soon, so I didn’t really think too much of living – or “walking” as the Christian lingo puts it – with Jesus.
Honestly, I’ve only recently started entertaining this concept and seriously dissecting what my relationship with Christ looks like in that respect. It’s easy to look at the disciples, those who actually walked with Jesus, and assume they had it altogether. But they were imperfect, and clueless multiple times – even with Him right by their sides! Maybe that’s partly why they started following Him: because they knew they couldn’t lead themselves.
The term “walking aimlessly” makes me squirm. It means doing something without a plan or purpose. I like direction and structure. I like to have plans laid out and know things have meaning and purpose. I recognize the plan and purpose of the cross in an eternal way, but haven’t really spent time considering its implications on my life here and now.
Part of the reason I haven’t done this before is because I really never viewed my life as needing a transformation. Maybe tweaks here and there, but nothing major needed adjusting. (Only my attitude!? 🤪)
The last few years God has graciously showed me how I’ve been trying to add something to my salvation: Me. It’s shocking how I didn’t see it this way – how pride disguised itself as healthy confidence and reverence camouflaged itself as obedience.
Sometimes doubt is the best wake-up call. Self-confidence is great, until it dries up. Run far enough and you are back where you started.
While things had been going all right, I found myself beginning to question why. Was God really leading my life? Did my choices even matter? Had my plans just happened to align with His? Or was He merely allowing me to go my own way, and so far, it all seemed to be working out okay ? It’s hard to dismantle one’s reasoning, but so much of the time I think it’s important, especially when it’s regarding one’s relationship with Christ.
To put it simply, I’d been going through the motions for most of my walk and believed I’d get credit for the things on my “To-Do” List. Don’t get me wrong, I passionately enjoyed and wanted to do these things, in general and for God. I believe He gave me those desires. But I got tripped up in the process. Doing good, being good – it all takes a toll when you do and be, and keep doing and being, because you think you need to. But as Levi states, “Jesus doesn’t have what you need; He is what you need.” (Page 242)
I had to let go, of me – to come to the end of myself. I’m still coming to the end of myself. It’s so easy to believe in a puny God. I agree with Levi when he says that most likely “we love a safe, small God because He is not threatening and doesn’t call us to change very much.” (Page 356) Deep down, I have known I needed/need to change; I just didn’t – don’t – want to. But again, Christ teaches us that we can’t change on our own, so we’re in a sense, off the hook. We can be different and effective only if we follow Him and live (doing and being) in His strength.
I do believe Jesus has given me all I need to live a life of adventure, exploration, forgiveness, love, and peace. I believe I need to daily remind myself to walk in the freedom Jesus bought for me. My inner space can seem impossible to conquer and tame; this world and its challenges (let alone outer space) can feel too distant to get a handle on. Jesus, on the other hand, has made Himself marvelously close. He longs to be with us not only in the next life but with us now. We have “the promise of life during life and life after death. This is our living hope!” (Page 343)