A WEEK BETWEEN
This week introduces you to resources that may lend themselves to the type of people you are praying for in Envoy. It acts as our bridge between our recent weeks focusing on 'words' and the next block which focuses on discipling those who are responsive to our message about Jesus.
THIS WEEK ...
Go back to your notes and find the names of the people your Envoy community is praying for.
Are these people - Chance encounters - those who are random, unexpected or you know you are unlikely to meet again. Connected people - those on our street or in our hall of residence or the people we work with, maybe play sports with. These are people we share space or life with on a regular basis. Chosen relationships - those who we are in covenant people, our siblings, partners, children.
Pick the relationship type most descriptive of the people you are praying for, or pick the one you really want to find out more about.
Click on the relevant link below, it will take you to that category. Please do not leave this weeks resource material with either a like or dislike, an agreement or disagreement - it isn't there for that (one of them generates a love it or hate it reaction every year)), we don't have the luxury of time to dissect according to our bias! If that's the reaction you have, work out why and then answer our weekly question, 'How then shall I live?' You can use the afterthought process if you think that would help you process.
We won't know which you decided to engage with (you are welcome to engage with them all). At your next meet-up please feedback on the resource you decided to watch/listen/read and give a quick summary about that particular resource. Finish with the answer to the, How then shall I live? Our goal from engaging with a resource is to generated in you what it is YOU might do to help engage people of peace who are open to you and the Good News. Something you can enact/put into practice when the time is right.
THE AFTERTHOUGHT
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Awareness (1-2 minutes)
Record what thoughts, feelings or attitudes are floating around your head after listening to the podcast? Create a list of between 4-7 thoughts.
Attention (4-5 minutes)
Pick one of the 4 -7 thoughts to think and write about a little more deeply.
Why this thought?
What is it there for?
Is this thought part of a bigger network of thoughts, experiences or conversations I’ve had in the past or recently?
What emotions are attached to it, how am I feeling because of it?
If I pursue this to its conclusion what will it cost me/What will its gain be?
Amend (1-2 minutes)
Read over what you have just written in the attention section.
Ask the Holy Spirit if anything needs to be amended, added or removed.
Now amend add or remove.
Apply (1 minute)
You have reached the point where you can answer the earlier question. How, then, shall I live?
Think of it as a conclusion or perhaps the bit of gold or pearl that you’ve uncovered after all the digging around.
This is what you will bring to your next meet up.