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You Don't Need a Perfect List

Freedom from perfectionism — the power is in the Word; God gives the growth.

Back to the fear we started with — “what if I pick wrong?” Here’s the freedom: there is no perfect list, and you’ll never design one. The power is in the Word, not your selection (Isaiah 55:11). “I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth” (1 Corinthians 3:6–7) — you choose and plant the passages; the growth is God’s part.

So keep it simple, keep it short, keep it relevant, and start. A started imperfect list disciples people; a perfect list you never launch disciples no one. Then watch a real group and adjust.

Scripture — Isaiah 55:10–11; 1 Corinthians 3:6–7 (OTB)

“So is my word that goes out from my mouth: it will not return to me empty.” (Isaiah 55:11)

Scripture quotations are from the Open Translation Bible (OTB), used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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