IMPEL CURRICULUM/T.E.A.M.S. DATE: 11/7/21 SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: Heb. 13:7-8
TRUTH: | What do you observe about these verses? What do you learn about God from these verses? Some leaders have used their position or power in ways that have hurt others, but far more have led lives as good shepherds who care for their flocks and are worthy of imitation. This passage focuses on the latter.
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EQUIPPING: | Make the truth understandable and usable, allowing the disciple to engage with the truth in a personal way. (As the leader, choose the questions you think would be most helpful for the people in your group.)
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ACCOUNTABILITY*: | There’s freedom here for leaders to design questions that address the specific needs of those you’re discipling. Group members can pick the questions they need the most help with or come up with their own.** (NOTE: Accountability is not forcing someone to do something or being controlling over their lives and decisions. It is not behavior modification or adding new rules that are not found in Scripture). Open your time with a prayer, asking God to share wisdom about His omnipresence and both rising to and submitting to authority. Go around the group and share how or whether you remember your various leaders: It’s easy to judge some of them, but do you also remember and pray for them? How different are your standards of remembrance/support for your secular leaders versus your Christian leaders? How willing are you to imitate their faith (either in God or things other than God)? How does remembering an unchanging Christ help you navigate others’ “outcomes”? |
MISSION: | We want to use our gifts to serve others in need and reach the lost, spurring one another on to love and good deeds. Rather than adding something additional to our busy schedules, consider how God has already providentially placed us where we live, work and play to be ambassadors of his love.
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SUPPLICATION: | Protecting time in prayer in the group is vital for transformation to take place. Pray about the needs of the people in your group and what they shared. If you didn’t have enough time to pray the week before, consider starting with prayer the following week.**
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