Look Back - Encouragement (1/3 of time)
- What are you thankful for?
- What is causing you stress?
- How many days did you read Bible?
Look Up - Bible study (1/3 of time)
- Read John 14:15-31. What allows the Spirit to lead you and work through you? v. 15, 21, 23, John 15:7, 9-10
- What does the Spirit give when he leads? What do we experience when we resist his leading? v. 27, Romans 8:5-6, Phil. 4:6-9
- How can we study the Bible to obey God’s Word?
- Discuss H.E.A.R method of Bible study.
- Discuss 3 Thirds Method: Why is it important to set Goals and Follow-up to see how we are doing?
- Read the first Discipleship Covenant commitment. We’ll study the first three commitments in this study.
- Discuss H.E.A.R method of Bible study.
- Read Hebrews 3:13 & James 5:16. Why is encouragement important? How does encouragement make a group safe to be transparent? Do you feel safe to honest about sin struggles?
- SET GOALS: We read the Bible to obey because Jesus lives in us to empower us to do what we are reading.
Look Forward - Set goals & pray for goals (1/3 of time)
- What are you doing well?
- What do you need to change?
- Who needs to hear this?
- Set Goal: Make the 1st discipleship commitment to use H.E.A.R. method to daily read the Bible to obey.
- Prayer Focus: God’s Priorities - Matthew 6:9-10.
- Father, what do you want?
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