Jesus In Your Shoes - Uniquely You 25/04/2010

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Uniquely Connected
How would you answer the question, “How do you like to invest into your relationship with God?” How often do you do this? What stops you?

Think about the answers people gave in the video. Ask other people what they do. What ideas resonate with you? Try them out and mix them together.

What principles are universally present for people to connect with God? In his talk, Dave suggested time, space and repetition. What would you add to this list? What will these principles look like when they are uniquely applied to you?

Your Life Is God’s Project
Ephesians 2:10 says, “We are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” What do you think Paul means by “good works”? Good for whom? For you? For others? For God? Perhaps all three?

What is good for you? Think about some things that you do that make you feel thankful to be alive. How often do you do this? Can do these things more? How could you make these things more ‘spiritual’?

Read John 3:1-8, especially verse 8. Think about what Jesus means about Christians being like the wind. What do you think he means?

Unique Consequence
What good things can you do for someone else? How might God be using this? If God prepared them in advance, how does this change the way you feel about doing them?
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Jesus In Your Shoes - The Best You 18/04/2010

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What Do You Think God Thinks About You?
Do you think about this much? Try to imagine that you believed, with all your heart, that God was your biggest fan – that he thinks you’re great and is absolutely sold out on you! What would that be like? Would it make a change to your life?

The Best You
What would the best you be like? Think of some descriptions you would love people to use when talking about you, things like kind, generous, compassionate, brave, faithful, wise and so on. Think about which of these characteristics really would mean the most to you. Why is that?

God Is Working
God is totally committed to making you into the best version of you. He thought you up and made you. His plan is for you to become the person you were made to be. The Bible calls this coming alive and living abundantly.

Read what Paul writes in Ephesians 2:1-10. It’s a long involved passage, so try writing it out in your own words, avoiding any religious language. What parts do you believe with your head, but not really with your heart? Why is this?

Read Ephesians 4:17-23. Try to read it not as a list of commands or rules, but a description of the best you.

The Gap
Look for times when you’re not being the best you – when you’re the opposite of the characteristics you thought of above. What is going on? Try to see this as an opportunity to cooperate with God to become the best you. What would it practically mean to cooperate with God? Try to grasp the opportunities this week, asking God for help to be the best you.



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Sunday Stories 11/04/2010

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Let The Worst Bring Out Your Best - Easter Sunday

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