© Diocese of Guildford 2011 God of the Journey Session 3 God of the Journey.

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Session 3God of the Journey

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Session 3God of the Journey

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Journey of Faith

Tool: A Personal Discipleship Goal• Learn something about the sort of person I am• Develop a sense of where God is calling me next• Start to build a personal plan

Five sessions1. My journey

2. Your journey

3. God of the journey

4. Fruits of the journey

5. Where next?

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Keys

• Key Point

– Christian discipleship is a journey

• Key Skill

– Critical thinking and listening

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Today

• Review– Reflection, Listening & (today) Critical Thinking

• Journeys in the Bible• A common view of discipleship• Reflection on following Jesus

• Discipleship as a journey• Aspects of discipleship

• Wrap-up

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Journeys in the Bible

Old Testament New Testament

Individual

Journeys

Group

Journeys

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Chapter 31: ‘There is no try’

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Reflection on following Jesus

• What are our ‘big’ challenges?

• How do we do with the big things?

• How does Jesus see us and help us?

• What must we do to move forward?

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Discipleship as a Journey

• Genesis 12:1-9 – The call of AbrahamLeave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you.

• Luke 5:1-11 – The call of the first disciplesDon't be afraid; from now on you will catch men.

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Ask the Audience – Is Discipleship…?

A. Living more like Jesus

B. Building up my knowledge

C. Accepting fresh challenges

D. Becoming more disciplined

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Ask the Audience – BRF Survey Results

A. Living more like Jesus

B. Building up my knowledge

C. Accepting fresh challenges

D. Becoming more disciplined

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Coffee Break

Share with each other

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Discussion

• How might Abraham and/or the first disciples have felt when they set out on their journeys?

• What good things might happen when we leave familiar territory?

• Why does God want us to journey rather than stay still?

• Why are we sometimes afraid of change?

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Aspects of Discipleship

• Apprenticeship (Learning the job)

• Alignment (Emulating the teacher)

• Advocacy (Encouraging others)

• Contentment (Being at peace)

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An Apprenticeship Model

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I doYou watch

I doYou help

You doI help

You doI watch

A Passionate LifeMike Breen & Walt KallestadCook Publications 2005

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Disciple-Style LearningThe Hebrew Blessing

• May you be covered in the dust of your Rabbi

• “Come, follow me.”

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Wrap-Up

• Owning our faith– The Lord’s Prayer

• Journal Suggestions– Hearing my call to discipleship

• How did I first hear the call to follow Jesus?• How do I hear that call today?

– Into what new areas of Christian Discipleship am I being led today?

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