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Session 3 Slide 2
review session 2
establishing identity John 15 Cycles of grief and grace Spiritual disciplines
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aims To clarify what call is To identify why it matters To suggest a way of
discerning God’s call for our lives
To identify how discerning God’s call ought to make a difference to the way we live
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agree/disagree Use your blue stickers to
show where you strongly agree
Use your red stickers to show where you strongly disagree
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primary calling To discipleship (Mark 2:17)
secondary calling Discern God’s particular call
for our life (Romans 1:1, Acts 8, Colossians 3:17, 23)
Identify the three or four things that most matter to you
Are these things really receiving the care, time and attention you want to give them?1…2…3…4…5
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each person…
John 10:10
…is called to a surrendered life
…which leads to an abundant life through
a blended life
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Occupation Re-creation
God Relationships
Spiritual
PhysicalEmotional
a blended life
Jesus said, ‘If I am lifted up I will draw all people to myself’.
Jesus, remember me,when you come into your
kingdom
I’m giving you my dreams
I’m laying down my rights
I’m giving up my prideFor the promise of a
new life.
For the sake of knowing you
For the glory of your name
To know the lasting joyEven sharing in your
pain.
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The inability to prioritise
The inability or unwillingness to organise these priorities
Lack of discipline to maintain and tackle these priorities
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‘The greatest incentive to saying “no” is having an even greater “yes” burning inside you.’
Stephen Covey
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the five steps1. Identify a starting point
2. Discern where God is leading
3. Develop a personal life statement
4. Implement a personal life statement
5. Revise your life statement regularly
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1. identify a starting point
SHAPE
Spiritual gifts
Abilities
PersonalityHeart’s desire
Experience
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the five steps1. Identify a starting point
2. Discern where God is leading
3. Develop a personal life statement
4. Implement a personal life statement
5. Revise your life statement regularly
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the example of JesusMark 1:4-37
Knew his call (1:4-11)
Call was tested (1:12-13)
Acted on his call (1:14-15)
Shares his call with others (1:14-20)
Exercises his call with compassion (1:21-34)
Reinforces his call through prayer (1:35)
Reaffirms his call through hard decisions
(1:36-38)
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I long for you,my soul thirsts for you, my flesh yearns for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.
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For you are my deliverer, under your wings I rejoice.
My soul pursues you; your right hand upholds me.
Psalm 63 (Net Bible)