Staying Focused and On Fire for Jesus

September 21, 2008 in Encouragement | No comments

Is not this why you are wrong? You know neither the scriptures, nor the power of God.

Jesus to the Sadducees

#1 Explore:

The goal: to begin to interact with the passage

  • get the discussion going
  • discover initial thoughts, feelings, ideas
  • find out what?s going on in the passage

Comparison and contrast, Lists

  • ?What?s surprising in this passage??
  • ?Who do you indentify with and why??
  • ?Trace the emotions in the passage.?

#2 Connect

The goal: Going deeper

Your role: pursue a line of questions, following up on what people have said, and drawing them deeper into the passage and their own thoughts and feelings. Help people figure out what the passage is saying and what it is not.

Pursue ?connection points?:
something important or essential, problematic, particularly relevant, or referred to more than once.

Connections: to one another.

#3 Respond

Get at questions like:

  • What do you think of a God like this?
  • When have you been in situations like this?
  • Do you believe what we?ve just seen?
  • What do you want to do this week?

Share stories, Express feelings, Worship, Pray, Make commitments.

Brian Arthur Lampe