Description

Paul McDonald and Britt Mooney talk about the 1984 movie Karate Kid. In Daniel, we see ourselves—a flawed individual who longs for a mentor to make sense of the world we live in. But without a battle, there’s no need for discipleship. We see that the real enemy isn’t Johnny Lawrence, but John Kreese. Mr. Miyagi has a father’s heart for Daniel as he prepares him for the fight. But, like Daniel, we must understand that discipleship and training may look more like household chores. Pick up your car wax, and practice your crane kicks, and let’s discover God’s truth in this movie.

Questions

• How have you been mentored?
• Who have you mentored/discipled?
• Whose disciple are you?
• Where have you paid for mistakes in the past? What consequences did you face for your actions?
• How is God training you, preparing you like Mr. Miyagi trained Daniel? How does it look different than you would do it?
• Where is your balance found? How secure is your foundation?
• Where do you see yourself as a Cobra Kai--strike first, strike hard, no mercy?  How does the world encourage those tactics?
• Where do you feel on the offensive?  Or do you take a more patient, defensive posture?

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Edited and mixed by Grayson Foster (https://graysonfoster.com/)

Audio quotes performed by Britt Mooney, Paul McDonald, and Tim Willard, taken from Epic (written by John Eldredge) and Song of Albion (written by Stephen Lawhead).

Southerly Change performed by Zane Dickinson, used under license from Shutterstock