Of all the questions, this is the most impactful (in my studied opinion)! You will not praise him or plead his promises (intercede) if you do not know him and trust him. You will not dare to see yourself in the story if you don’t rely on him to change you. You will not hear his call to obedience if you disbelieve. You will not share if you have no hope. Your only motivation for ministering to others will be your anticipation that they will reciprocate.
Faith in God changes things. Faith in God changes you. Faith in God changes me.
Some call the usual Scripture set “Creation to Christ.” I call it “Discovering God.” That is our great need.
It is not that God is lost and needs to be found. No, we are lost and finding him gives our lives true meaning.
Asking, “What do we learn about God?” opens a Discovery Group up to focusing on the one character who appears in every story contained in the the Bible. While the next question helps us find ourselves, too, we quickly learn he is the main character. The Bible is ultimately about him.
Our lives have true meaning when lived in relationship with our Creator. Seeing how Jesus is the perfect reflection of the Father opens our hearts to the realization that he shows us God’s heart most clearly.
Many do not have first-hand experience hearing what the Bible actually reveals about God. Getting their “fingerprints on the Bible” exposes them to God’s heart.
As a young man, who came from thirteen generations of Buddhists (that they could count), read the passages from Genesis trust began to grow. He referred to God as “the One above all.” He declared, “This answers the questions I have been asking since I was a young boy!”
Question # 4 is the heart and soul of a Discovery Bible Study. I encourage you to ask and answer that question every time you read from the Bible!
From the Desk of John King 
Thanks John for this helpful rationale.
The question I have is that what are we supposed to answer Q4 ? Will our answers need to be about ”God’s character” or God’s actions”, ”God’s thought and heart”?
Edouard different passages will provide the readers/listeners insights into all of these over several weeks. Some text show his character, others his actions and others still reveal his thoughts and his passions. These are exactly the kinds of things we want people to discover for themselves rather than them just hearing us tell them that God is a certain way!
Thank you John, It is very helpful. May the Lord guide me to help launch and build sustainable Disciples Making Movements the rest of my life!
Amen, Edouard!