Check in
Cast Vision
Review Discipleship Map (Matt. 28:18-20; Acts 2:36-47)
Care
Ask “how are you?” (options: highs/lows, joys/frustrations, etc.)
Loving Accountability
Give an account of obedience to the goals which were set the previous week.
Worship
Share testimonies, give thanks, read a Psalm, sing, etc.
Read the Scriptures
1. Read the Command
2. Read the Story
3. Re-tell the Story
Retell the story in your own words, keeping it as simple as possible, focusing on highlighting the main points of the lesson.
4. Discuss
• What does this passage show us about God? (who He is and what He does)
• What does this passage show us about people? (who we are and what we do)
Set Goals
Obey
Ask Jesus how He wants you to put what you’ve learned into practice this week.
Abide
Ask Jesus how He wants you to engage with Him this week.
(spiritual disciplines: prayer, Bible reading, etc.)
Train
Ask Jesus who you could train in what you are learning this week.
Share
Ask Jesus who you could share the gospel with this week.
Pray
Ask Jesus to give you the power to walk this out!
Go Deeper
Resources
- The Prayer Course (Video Series and Printable Resources by 24-7 Prayer)
- How to Pray (Book by Pete Greig)
- Prayer: Finding the Heart’s True Home (Book by Richard J. Foster)
- Celebration of Discipline, “Meditation,” “Prayer,” “Solitude” (Book/Chapters by Richard J. Foster
- Pursuing God’s Will Together (Book by Ruth Haley Barton)
- Psalms: Prayer Book of the Bible (Book by Dietrich Bonhoeffer)
- Answering God (Book by Eugene Peterson)