Fresh Start – Returning to New Testament Normal – Group Study Guide

Otha Turnbough once asked a room full of ministers, “If you had to leave your church and Jesus Himself pastored it for three months, what would be different when you came back?

The answer was immediate:

“Everything!”

He paused.

“If Jesus would change everything… why aren’t you changing anything?”

In a world where ‘normal’ often equates to compromise and complacency, many Christians find themselves caught between cultural conformity and a longing for authentic faith. In FRESH START, author David Harrison challenges readers to abandon the status quo and embrace a life that reflects the radical teachings of Jesus—as He lived them out. A simple, practical shift of focusing on the 41 proactive do’s among Jesus’ 49 commands can have a seismic effect (the 8 don’ts then naturally take care of themselves).

Harrison argues that the modern church has too often settled for a version of Christianity that is comfortable and culturally acceptable but far removed from the transformative power of the Gospel. He invites readers to rediscover the vibrant, countercultural faith of the New Testament—a faith that is anything but bland when compared to the life Jesus calls us to live.

Through personal stories, biblical insights, and practical applications, FRESH START explores what it means to live with purpose, integrity, and passion. Harrison lays out a roadmap to a faith that is both deeply rooted and dynamically lived out.

For each chapter, there are six group study questions crafted to press deeply into each theme—questions that will refuse to stay on the surface and challenge you, the reader, to imagine a church that is truly everything Jesus intends it to be. Nothing is off the table.

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