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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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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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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?
• Feedback on this session