Questions are so powerful that the writers of the gospels record Jesus asking 303 questions: 91 in Matthew, 67 in Mark, 96 in Luke and 49 in John.

Four Things Good Questions Do

You may not realize it now, but questions are your friends! And not only are they your friends but, ultimately, they can become the friends of the person you’re talking to. Why? Because they can help open their eyes to see Jesus! Look at the power of questions:

1. Questions create conversation: If we are going to reach people, we need to engage in conversations. Good questions help you do that, often overcoming barriers and creating an atmosphere in which you can talk kindly, naturally, truthfully and wisely, to someone about spiritual issues.  And that’s when amazing things can happen!  

2. Questions take pressure off you: You don’t have to do all the work!  Questions help do the work for you — they put the weight on the person with whom you are conversing.

3. Questions compel people to think: Many haven’t thought through their worldview - their system of beliefs. But always remember: every person ever created, has a religion - a system of beliefs on all the big questions. Questions compel people to think, to communicate what they believe, and why they believe what they do.

4. Questions expose hidden motives or assumptions: people’s motives may be obscured, even to them, but questions help expose hidden assumptions and open avenues to the truth.

Questions can do a lot! 

So, the first question to ask yourself is this: What would be a good and natural question to ask this person in light of our circumstances and what I know (or don’t know) about them, that can open up dialogue?

WHICH BRINGS US TO: 3 BIG QUESTIONS & THE GO-TO QUESTIONS