Who was a teacher who really made an impression on you? What was it that has stayed with you?
Heaven's Gates (2)
Shepherd (9)
Highly Exalted (13)
1. Homework. Did everyone read Ezekiel 9-16? What stood out in these chapters? Was there anything you did not understand?
2. Have there been opportunities to talk to people about Jesus?
3. Are there any thoughts on last week's session?
4. Need for growth in our walk with Father.
5. Read the Introduction to “Continuing Your Spiritual Journey”
6. Participants do the sections “Understanding Your Present State of Growth” and “Testing Your Bible Knowledge”
7. Share answers to “Understanding Your Present State of Growth”. What needs emerge here? How can we help people to grow in Christ?
8. Pray for one another and for the people on the “praying list”
Next outreach is a games night 23rd at Kerry's place. Pray for the people on the list and for this event. Make sure you invite some people!
Pray for people on the list.
Who would like to organise worship next week?
Do the Journey Guide
What has been something good that has happened this week?
1. Homework. Journey Guides- see below
2. Have there been opportunities to talk to people about Jesus?
3. Are there any thoughts on last week's session?
4. Need for growth in our walk with God. Ask: how many people have been through this kind of spiritual self-assessment before? Did you find this helpful? Are any actions that you might want to take as a result of this?
5. Maturity- combination of grace and self-effort, in the sense that there are some disciplines we need to learn. Biggest problem with church is that we think salvation is the goal.
6. Go through the last section “Your Journey Map”. Obviously the aim is to score 5 on each question. What actions do you need to take to change? Get overall score to see the gaps in understanding.
7. Talk about coaching and encounter weekend. Long-term plan is to have everyone in a coaching relationship.
8. Pray for one another and for the people on the “praying list”
Next outreach is a games night on Saturday at Kerry's place. Pray for the people on the list and for this event. Make sure you invite some people! Finalise food.
Pray for people on the list.
Who would like to organise worship next week?
Read Psalms 81-90
What is one time when you were really aware of the presence or power of God?
1. Homework. Did everyone read Psalms 81-90? What stood out in these chapters? Was there anything you did not understand?
2. Have there been opportunities to talk to people about Jesus?
3. Are there any thoughts on last week's sessions with Journey Guides?
4. Read 1 John 2:12-14. We are moving on now to consider what it means to be a father. Who are the people you would consider have been fathers in the faith? What characteristics do they have?
5. What does John say makes a father? Why does he repeat this? What does the word “know” mean here?
6. Read Acts 5:12-16. What qualities surrounded the early believers? How can we aspire to being like them? What stops us?
7. What changes do you need to make in your life to get closer to Jesus? What goals can we set and how can we be accountable?
8. On the page below, prayerfully make a list of people for whom you might be a spiritual father. Is it possible that God is calling you to lead a cell group for these people?
9. Pray for one another and for the people on the “praying list”
Pray for the people on the list.
Who would like to organise worship next week?
Read Ezekiel 17-24
BEING A SPIRITUAL FATHER
People to whom I might be a father:
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Is God calling you to form a cell group around these people?
BEING A SPIRITUAL FATHER
People to whom I might be a father:
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Is God calling you to form a cell group around these people?
BEING A SPIRITUAL FATHER
People to whom I might be a father:
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Is God calling you to form a cell group around these people?
BEING A SPIRITUAL FATHER
People to whom I might be a father:
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Is God calling you to form a cell group around these people?
What is your favourite saying?
Lectio divina. Give each person a paper and pen. Read Ezekiel 37:2-24 through. Process is:
1. Read passage to get feel for it
2. Read passage for what God highlights
3. Turn it into a prayer, a sentence. Ask each person to read out what they have.
1. Homework. Did everyone read 1 Corinthians 9-16? What stood out in these chapters? Was there anything you did not understand?
2. Have there been opportunities to talk to people about Jesus?
3. Are there any thoughts on last week's session about curses?
4. What does the word “Passion” mean to you? Is faith something we should be passionate about?
5. Read Revelation 3:1-6. What was the church at Sardis like? What are the features of a “dead” church?
6. What things help us to be alive for God?
7. What sorts of things get in the way of being full-on for God?
8. How can we stir up our passion for God without just getting emotionally hypes? What practices or disciplines should we hold on to?
9. Pray for one another and for the people on the “praying list”
Next outreach is a games night at Kerry's place. Need to work out a date and a time.
Pray for people on the list.
Who would like to organise worship next week?
Read Ezekiel 1-8
What is the longest race you participated in?
1. Homework. Did everyone read Ezekiel 1-8? What stood out in these chapters? Was there anything you did not understand?
2. Have there been opportunities to talk to people about Jesus?
3. Are there any thoughts on last week's session about passion? This week we are talking about sustaining the passion for God that will see us through. What are some things that you think might be helpful in this?
4. Read Revelation 3:14-18. What was the problem with this church? What do you think church looked like here?
5. What would a church that was “hot” look like?
6. What was Jesus' instruction to restore the church?
7. What are the things that keep us from getting close to God, maintaining that passion?
8. What help do you need at this time?
9. Pray for one another and for the people on the “praying list”
Housekeeping/ Homework
Who would like to organise worship next week?
Read Ezekiel 9-16
When you were a child, what was your favourite thing or place that you imagined?
1. Homework. Did everyone read Matthew 22-28? What stood out in these chapters? Was there anything you did not understand?
2. Have there been opportunities to talk to people about Jesus?
3. What does the phrase “spiritual warfare” mean to you?
4. Read Revelation 12. What do you think this chapter is about? How do you feel about beign caught up in this conflict?
5. Have you had any experience of angels or demons? How did that work out?
6. Why do you think that we don't like to think about these things?
7. What is the Good News in this passage?
8. Pray for one another and for the people on the “praying list”
Our next outreach will be the “Courageous” movie. Friday night? Saturday night? After 9th May.
Pray for people on the list.
Housekeeping/ Homework
Who would like to organise worship next week?
Read Psalms 71-80
What was the best party you attended?
1. Homework. Did everyone read Psalms 81-90? What stood out in these chapters? Was there anything you did not understand?
2. Have there been opportunities to talk to people about Jesus?
3. Are there any thoughts on last week's session about angels and demons?
4. Read Luke 8:26-39. What occurs to you as you read this passage?
5. What was the result of this man's being possessed?
6. What do you think might have got him to this place?
7. How did Jesus heal the man?
8. Have you come across people who have been demon possessed? What is your reaction?
9. Note that we have been given all authority by Jesus- that includes authority over demons.
10. The John Alley prayer method for chronic demonic oppression
a. Take authority over demons- tell them to leave
b. Command God's peace to be over them
c. Impart fruit of Spirit and every other blessing you can think of.
11. Pray for one another and for the people on the “praying list”
Our next outreach will be the “Courageous” movie. Saturday May 12th
Pray for people on the list.
Who would like to organise worship next week?
Read Psalms 91-100
Which country do you admire the most? Why?
1. Homework. Did everyone read Psalms 91-100? What stood out in these chapters? Was there anything you did not understand?
2. Have there been opportunities to talk to people about Jesus?
3. Are there any thoughts on last week's session about personal demons?
4. Read Ephesians 6:10-18. What occurs to you as you read this passage?
5. What do you make of Paul's description there of a hierarchy of evil spirits?
6. Have you ever encountered any of these things?
7. Read Daniel 10:1-14. What do you make of this description of a battle between the angel Gabriel and the spirit of the King of Persia?
8. What are some things that might give these spirits their power?
9. Are you aware of any similar spirits over Australia? Over Narrabri?
10. Pray for one another and for the people on the “praying list”
Our next outreach will be the “Courageous” movie. Saturday May 12th
Pray for people on the list.
Who would like to organise worship next week?
Read 1 Corinthians chapters 1-8
What was the best news you ever received?
1. Homework. Did everyone read 1 Corinthians 1-8? What stood out in these chapters? Was there anything you did not understand? Did everyone do Grant's homework?
2. Have there been opportunities to talk to people about Jesus?
3. Are there any thoughts on last week's session about principalities?
4. Read Proverbs 18. What occurs to you as you read this passage? What do you think of verse 21?
5. Read Genesis 27:27-33. Note how Jacob's words of blessing are considered by everyone to carry power in their own right.
6. Read Matthew 27:22-25. How have these words of self-cursing affected Jewish history?
7. Curses ( and blessings) can come from the words of people in authority over us, from ourselves, from witches and other satanic people.
8. Read Galatians 3:13-14. Christ has become the curse for us! Freedom from all curses comes through the death of Christ on the cross.
9. Pray for one another and for the people on the “praying list”
What will our next outreach be? We need to actually invite people!
Pray for people on the list.
Who would like to organise worship next week?
Read 1 Corinthians chapters 9-16
Were you a part of a group at school? Why did you belong to that group?
1. Homework. Did everyone read Judges 11-20? What stood out in these chapters? Was there anything you did not understand?
2. Have there been opportunities to talk to people about Jesus?
3. Have there been any powerful prayers this week? What sorts of things help your prayer life? What hinders it?
4. This week we start a new series on The Power of Sonship. Read Mark 1:1-12. In verse11,12 we see a description of the Trinity. What do you make of this three-fold nature of God?
5. The Father describes Jesus as his Son. What is special about this relationship of fathers and sons that God uses it to describe his own nature?
6. What does it mean to you to think of God as Father?
7. God is both a Father to a Son and a Son to a Father. What do you think we can learn from God's nature concerning our own relationships?
8. Pray for one another.
Who would like to organise worship next week?
Read Ruth
When you were a child, what was one thing you really appreciated about your father?
1. Homework. Did everyone read Ruth? What stood out in these chapters? Was there anything you did not understand?
2. Have there been opportunities to talk to people about Jesus?
3. What qualities are fathers supposed to bring into our lives? Does this always work out? Why?
4. Read 1 Timothy 1:1-14. What is the nature of the relationship between Paul and Timothy? In what ways does this come out?
5. What are the advantages of thinking of relationships in the church as like father and son? Why might some people fear this?
6. How has your experience of this been?
7. How do you think we need to move deeper in our appreciation of our spiritual fathers?
8. Pray for one another.
Who would like to organise worship next week?
Read Matthew 1-7
What is happening in your life right now?
1. Homework. Did everyone read Matthew 1-7? What stood out in these chapters? Was there anything you did not understand?
2. Have there been opportunities to talk to people about Jesus?
3. Read 2 Kings 2:1-25. How would you describe Elisha's relationship with Elijah? What is the difference between the prophets at each place and Elisha's?
4. What is the significance of the “double portion”?
5. What do you think is the right attitude of sons to their spiritual fathers?
6. What is the benefit of being a son?
7. How do you think this should work out in our situation? What stops this? What helps it?
8. Pray for one another.
Who would like to organise worship next week?
Read Matthew 8-14
How was your Easter weekend? Was there anything that stood out for you?
1. Homework. Did everyone read Matthew 15-21? What stood out in these chapters? Was there anything you did not understand?
2. Have there been opportunities to talk to people about Jesus?
3. Read Philippians 2:6-11. What strikes you about this passage?
4. Jesus was a perfect Son to a perfect Father. What can we learn from the attitude of Jesus to His Father?
5. What are some things that make it hard for us to have that same kind of relationship to spiritual fathers or even biological fathers?
6. Sometimes we make a contrast between being a servant and being a son. What do you think are the most important differences. In the passage it says that Jesus became a slave- how does that work out?
7. Pray for one another.
Pray for people on the list.
Who would like to organise worship next week?
Read Matthew 22-28