Session 10: What Next?
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FOCUS VERSE: 1 Timothy 1:5: The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate what we believe in the light of God’s Word and make adjustments where necessary so that we can stay on the path of becoming more like Jesus.
FOCUS TRUTH: Nothing and no one can keep us from being the person God created us to be, but if we want to be truly successful, fulfilled, satisfied, and so on, we need to uncover and throw out false beliefs about what those things mean and commit ourselves to believing the truth in the Bible.
| 8:00 | Welcome/Announcements Reminder: those of you who received an email from Andy about another Steps To Freedom day on August 5, be sure to respond to it by this Friday July 14 |
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| 8:15 | Prayer/Worship |
| 8:20 | [10:49] Video 1 |
| 8:30 | Discussion 1 |
- Look at the questionnaire “What Do I Believe?” on page 184 (of the Participant’s Guide). If you feel comfortable, share with the group where you put your lowest score and what you wrote for that question.
- How successful am I?
- How significant am I?
- How fulfilled am I?
- How satisfied am I?
- How happy am I?
- How much fun am I having?
- How secure am I?
- How peaceful am I?
- Note: If people did not do this questionnaire, you can read through the list and ask which ones stick out as being most challenging for them or ones where they’ve grown the most (possibly since the start of Freedom in Christ). You can also recommend they complete it on their own sometime afterward.
- 2 Peter 1:3 states that we have “everything we need for life and godliness.” Discuss the idea that, whatever life-goal God has for you, no circumstance or person can prevent you from achieving it — except you.
- “There is no mention in Peter’s list of talents, intelligence, or positive circumstances.” How does that change your thinking?
| 8:50 | [12:42] Video 2 |
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| 9:05 | Discussion 2 |
- In what ways can we know significance by focusing our time on things that will make an eternal difference?
- What causes us to want to be “someone else,” rather than growing as the unique person God has made us to be?
- Christians can often feel overwhelmed by the many things that demand their time. Discuss the idea that greater satisfaction comes from doing a few things well, rather than from doing many things in a haphazard or hasty way.
| 9:25 | [19:19] Video 3 |
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| 9:45 | Reflection |
- Discuss the idea that God’s goal for your life is that you become more and more like Jesus in character. What would it look like for you to embrace that?
- Spend some time in prayer committing to God’s goal for your life and thanking Him that you can achieve it in His strength.
- Spend some time thanking God for what He has shown and taught you through the course. Ask God what steps He wants you to take next.”
| 10:00 | - End |
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