We are happy to offer you this companion study guide for Pursuing God—A Seeker's Guide by Jim Elliff. Although this study guide is copyrighted, we give you permission to reproduce it for your small group or personal use. Copies of the book may be obtained through www.CCWonline.org where you will find a list of booksellers. We suggest that each person in the group have a copy of the book and questions.

Jim Elliff will guide the discussion by presenting questions in the first person. This guide will cover eleven sessions plus an optional three weeks. It may also be used for mentoring individuals, and for weekly family discussions.

The optional three weeks are for talking through what is discovered in reading the gospel of John with the study aid, "Twenty-one Days with God." The mentor/leader may simply go over the information and questions written down by the learners and look at some of the important stories and concepts in the gospel itself. This can extend the class or mentor relationship, or can be done privately. Because the gospel of John is so effective, it is best if the mentor/student relationship continue in some way, if at all possible.

If you are leading a group, please read the brief chapters of the book aloud in your meeting even though you will ask the group to read each week's chapter prior to coming. Reading aloud will only take a little time and is essential for the best possible discussion.

Who knows what God will do as you meet together? If you are a leader, you will want your group to become aware of an unseen world that is every bit as real as the world they see with their physical eyes. Only the Holy Spirit can give them the ability to see into this realm. Please pray about this as you lead.