Jesus First: 40-Day Challenge · 29 of 41
Day 28: Talk it over
No new reading today. Take the week to someone else.
This week you read:
- Day 22, John 16:7-15: The Helper
- Day 23, Ezekiel 36:24-28: A new heart
- Day 24, Galatians 5:16-26: Keep in step
- Day 25, Ephesians 6:10-18: The shield of faith
- Day 26, Mark 9:14-29: Help my unbelief
- Day 27, Hebrews 10:19-25; Hebrews 12:14-15: Stay, and stir each other up
If you meet with a friend or a group
- Recap the week. Take turns retelling one of the passages. Which one stayed with you, and why?
- The Spirit at work. Where might the Holy Spirit have been nudging you this week? Did you notice? Did you respond?
- The shield of faith. Is there an old hurt that looks different to you now? Share only what you want to.
- Staying. What would it look like for you to stay and stir up the people around you? Who comes to mind?
- Pray together. Ask the Spirit to help each person with what they named.
For whoever is leading: receive what people say about the church without defending it, and without piling on. Let the passage do the teaching rather than explaining it yourself. If someone’s answer drifts away from what the passage says, gently bring the group back by asking, “Where do you see that in the passage?” Two things to keep in mind every week. If someone describes something in their church that is not right, such as abuse, manipulation or false teaching, the counsel in this class to stay does not apply to them; encourage them to talk about it with someone they trust. And if someone has felt numb or hopeless for a long time, gently encourage them to get help beyond this group as well.
Talk it over
Today there is no new reading. Take what you have read and done this week and talk it over with someone. Pick whichever fits.
Scripture quotations are from the Open Translation Bible (OTB), used under CC BY-SA 4.0.