Transformed Series Leaders Notes
Transformed Series Leaders Notes
Transformed Series Leaders Notes
TRANSFORMED
HOME
GROUP
STUDY
SERIES
February
to
June
2015
FGA
MELBOURNE
LEADER'S
NOTES
OVERVIEW: ............................................................................................................................... 3
INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 7
SESSION 1 .................................................................................................................................. 8
OVERVIEW:
TRANSFORMED
How
God
Changes
Us
Rick
Warren
INTRODUCTION
The
TRANSFORMED
series
was
developed
by
Saddleback
Church
in
Chicago.
Saddleback
is
one
of
the
leading
community
churches
in
America,
and
made
known
internationally
through
Pastor
Rick
Warren's
book
"Purpose
Driven
Life".
This
book
was
on
the
New
York
Times
Best
Seller
list
for
advice
books,
selling
over
32
million
copies
worldwide
in
20
countries
since
it's
release
in
2002.
Saddleback
has
been
consistently
reaching
the
masses
of
churched
and
unchurched
alike,
with
practical
messages
of
how
to
apply
God's
promises
to
our
lives
so
that
we
can
live
out
our
God-‐given
density
and
calling.
The
TRANSFORMED
series
is
particularly
powerful.
Yet
it
comes
with
a
warning.
It
covers
a
broad
range
of
areas
from
metal
health
through
to
vocational
calling,
and
it
could
be
easy
to
feel
overwhelmed
by
how
far
we
have
to
go
in
our
journey
to
become
like
Christ.
However,
it
is
our
hope
and
prayer
that
God
will
speak
to
each
of
us
personally,
to
see
what
are
the
key
thing(s)
that
the
Holy
Spirit
wants
to
partner
with
us
in
changing,
to
release
more
of
peace,
joy
and
love
in
our
lives.
We
invite
you
to
journey
together
with
other
members
and
leaders
at
FGAM,
to
allow
the
Holy
Spirit
to
develop
in
us
greater
peace
and
fruitfulness.
Rick
Warren's
key
message
is
the
only
way
to
truly
change
your
life
is
to
change
the
way
you
think.
That
is
why
the
key
verse
for
this
series
is
Romans
12:1,
"Do
not
conform
any
longer
to
the
pattern
of
this
world
but
be
transformed
by
the
renewing
of
your
mind".
Rick
looks
at
the
two
key
words
in
this
statement,
Conform
and
Transform.
What
is
the
difference?
According
to
the
dictionary,
to
conform
means
to
"make
or
become
the
same"
or
"to
behave
in
a
conventional
way
by
accepting,
without
questions,
the
customs
traditions
and
prevailing
opinions
of
others".
In
other
words,
to
conform
is
to
fit
into
somebody
else's
mould;
it's
to
do
things
the
way
everybody
else
does.
On
the
other
hand
to
transform
means
"Change
the
condition,
function,
nature,
character
or
personality
of
something."
CONFORM TRANSFORM
Effect is from outside in The development is from inside out
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Throughout
the
study
we
need
to
keep
in
mind
that
conforming
is
something
we
do
to
ourselves.
Transforming
is
something
God
does
to
us
but
by
renewing
our
minds.
You
see,
God
doesn't
just
want
to
change
your
behaviour
he
wants
to
change
the
way
you
think.
The
Bible
says
"as
a
man
thinks
in
his
hear,
so
he
is"
Proverbs
23:7.
Our
thoughts
control
our
actions.
So
if
you
want
to
change
the
way
you
act
you
must
start
by
changing
the
way
you
think.
If
you
want
to
be
like
Christ
you
must
learn
to
think
like
Christ.
SERIES
OVERVIEW
For
the
7
Home
Group
sessions,
we
are
going
to
study
the
transforming
power
of
Jesus
Christ.
Specifically,
we'll
look
at
God's
plan
to
transform
you
in
seven
key
areas
of
our
lives:
• Spiritual
health
• Physical
health
• Mental
health
• Emotional
health
• Relational
health
• Financial
health
• Vocational
health
God
cares
about
and
wants
to
bless
us
in
every
area
of
our
lives.
He
wants
us
to
be
healthy
in
body,
soul,
and
in
spirit.
And
He
has
given
us
the
steps
and
principles
in
His
Word
that
we
can
take
to
live
healthy,
fulfilling
lives.
The
Scripture
contains
many
promises
from
God
that
has
to
power
to
impart
blessing
all
areas
of
our
life.
Rick
Warren
teaches
that
with
every
PROMISE
there
is
a
PREMISE.
God
says,
“If
you
do
this,”
(that’s
the
premise),
“then
I
will
do
this,”
(that’s
the
promise).
For
example,
the
Bible
says,
“If
we
confess
our
sins,”
that’s
the
premise,
“He
will
forgive
our
sins,”
that’s
the
promise.
“In
all
your
ways
acknowledge
Him,”
that’s
the
premise,
“and
He
will
direct
your
paths,”
that’s
the
promise.
Every
PROMISE
has
a
PREMISE.
Over
the
next
7
sessions
we
will
look
at
God’s
promises
for
each
of
these
key
areas
of
life,
and
we’ll
discuss
the
premises
or
conditions
or
the
steps
that
we
can
take
in
order
to
live
in
God’s
blessing.
TRANSFORMED
WORKBOOK
We
are
following
the
TRANSFORMED
series
as
it
is
presented
in
the
Transformed
Workbook
by
Rick
Warren.
This
all-‐in-‐one
journal
is
the
hub
of
engagement
for
your
participants
during
the
series!
The
workbook
contains
the
study
guide
for
all
7
small
group
lessons,
a
daily
devotional
for
each
day
of
the
series
(49
total),
space
for
weekly
sermon
notes,
and
suggestions
for
further
study
based
on
each
week’s
topic.
Furthermore,
within
the
journal
are
many
helpful
tools
and
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CHANGES
US
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Warren
tips
to
help
make
the
most
out
of
the
series,
including
a
Spiritual
Health
Check,
and
tips
on
how
to
set
goals.
We
encourage
each
member
to
purchase
a
copy
of
the
book
(FGAM
has
secured
a
discount
from
Koorong
of
$15,
reduced
from
the
recommended
retail
price
of
$19.99).
For
those
who
do
not
wish
to
purchase
the
book,
FGAM
has
purchased
the
series
so
we
can
print
out
the
notes
for
leaders
and
members
to
use.
We
have
suggested
two
formats
for
a
Standard
or
Casual
Home
Group,
but
as
usual
this
is
just
a
guide,
so
feel
free
to
adapt
this
to
the
meet
the
needs
of
your
own
home
group.
RESOURCES
AVAILABLE
The
accompanying
videos
are
on
Transformed
available
as
DVDs
or
on
a
USB-‐stick
from
the
Church
office.
Also,
video
streaming
and
is
available
at
http://www.fgam.org.au/#/leaders/home-‐group-‐videos.
Member
handouts
are
available
at
http://www.fgam.org.au/#/leaders/home-‐group-‐notes.
Alternatively
you
can
access
the
playlist
on
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLclLPi6jL8jlB1jjm_Ne4Hl5Q9IRpRWIT.
If
you
are
unable
to
access
the
files
or
DVD,
or
need
assistance
with
printing
notes,
please
let
us
know.
Simply
contact
Megan
([email protected],
0422
284
404)
or
Ps.
YC
([email protected]
0425
799
576).
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Several
books
have
been
recommended
by
Rick
Warren,
as
provided
in
the
section
Going
Deeper
at
the
end
of
each
home
group
session.
There
are
also
a
range
of
free
resources
online.
If
you
see
people
are
in
need
of
pastoral
support
or
specific
counselling
from
any
aspect
related
to
the
series,
contact
Ps
YC
Goh
([email protected])
• Saddleback's
Transformed
Sermon
Series
available
as
videos
on
their
website
https://saddleback.com/watch/media/series/2127/50-‐Days-‐of-‐Transformation
or
as
podcasts
on
itunes.
• PDF
files
containing
an
in-‐depth
summary
of
each
of
the
small
group
videos
by
Rick
Warren
with
additional
questions
are
from
the
Cornerstone
Family
Church
http://www.cornerstonefamily.com/th_gallery/transformed-‐group-‐studies/
- The
"TRANSFORMED"
preaching
series
at
FGAM
Sunday
Services
for
9
weeks,
from
7
February
to
10
April
2016.
Sermons
will
be
available
online
http://fgam.org.au/#/media.
To
access
the
accompanying
PowerPoint
slides
download
the
FGAM
guide
and
follow
the
links
at
FGAMguide.com.
- Leadership
podcasts
where
Sessions
3,
4,
5
and
6
were
taught
and
discussed
at
FGAM's
Staff
Devotions
are
available
at
http://www.fgam.org.au/media.php?pageID=47.
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INTRODUCTION
Fellowship
Together
The
first
home
group
meeting
of
the
year
will
be
a
chance
to
regroup
and
catch
up
with
one
another.
As
it
falls
over
the
Chinese
New
Year
it
will
be
easier
if
you
keep
it
casual
and
use
it
as
a
time
to
fellowship
and
re-‐connect
with
one
another.
If
there
are
new
members
to
your
group,
make
them
feel
especially
welcome.
INTRODUCTION
TO
THE
SERIES
The
Transformed
Series
comes
from
Saddleback
Church
in
Chicago,
USA,
by
Pastor
Rick
Warren.
The
notes
for
the
series
have
been
taken
from
the
Transformed
Workbook
by
Rick
Warren
for
the
next
seven
Sessions.
[The
workbook
contains
the
study
guide
for
all
7
small
group
lessons,
a
daily
devotional
for
each
day
of
the
series
(49
total),
space
for
weekly
sermon
notes,
and
suggestions
for
further
study
based
on
each
week’s
topic.
Furthermore,
within
the
journal
are
many
helpful
tools
and
tips
to
help
make
the
most
out
of
the
series,
including
a
Spiritual
Health
Check,
and
tips
on
how
to
set
goals.]
For
the
7
Home
Group
sessions,
we
are
going
to
study
the
transforming
power
of
Jesus
Christ.
It
gives
you
what
it
takes
to
help
you
• Grow
closer
to
God
• Live
life
with
less
stress
• Reconcile
broken
relationships
• Better
handle
money
• Be
more
confident
at
work
God
cares
about
and
wants
to
bless
us
in
every
area
of
our
lives.
He
wants
us
to
be
healthy
in
body,
soul,
and
in
spirit.
And
He
has
given
us
the
steps
and
principles
in
His
Word
that
we
can
take
to
live
healthy,
fulfilling
lives.
We
trust
you
will
enjoy
and
be
transformed
in
your
relationship
with
God
and
with
others
through
this
series.
VIDEO
The
Introduction
video
(25
minutes)
will
whet
your
appetite
for
the
whole
series.
This
video
helps
you
to
understand
the
value
of
setting
goals
to
help
you
maximise
what
you
can
get
out
of
the
series.
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SESSION
1
Transformed
in
my
Spiritual
Health
This
Study
can
be
found
on
pages
5-‐23
of
the
Transformation
Workbook
by
Rick
Warren
CHECKING
IN
• If
this
is
your
first
time
to
meet
as
a
group
of
if
you
have
any
new
group
members
be
sure
to
introduce
yourselves.
• Take
turns
to
share
with
the
group
what
you
hope
to
get
out
of
being
part
of
a
Homegroup
this
year.
MEMORY
VERSE
Anyone
who
belongs
to
Christ
has
become
a
new
person.
The
old
life
is
gone;
a
new
life
has
begun!
2
CORINTHIANS
5:17
(NLT)
VIDEO
Watch
the
video
lesson
and
follow
along
in
the
outline
below.
In
this
session,
we
listen
to
Rick
Warren
teach
on
7
habits
that
will
improve
our
Spiritual
Health.
God
has
promised
that
if
we’ll
practice
these
7
habits,
all
from
Scripture,
He
will
bless
us
with
strong,
spiritual
health.
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LUKE
14:26
(NLT)
Spiritual
Health
is
measured
by
___________________.
Jesus
replied,
“The
most
important
commandment
is
this…
you
must
love
the
Lord
your
God
with
all
your
heart
[passionately],
all
your
soul
[wilfully],
all
your
mind
[thoughtfully],
and
all
your
strength
[practically
–
live
like
you
love
him].’
2. I
must
________________________________________.
Blessed
is
the
man
who
listens
to
me,
watching
daily
at
my
doors,
waiting
at
my
doorway.
But
the
man
looks
intently
into
the
perfect
law
that
gives
freedom,
and
continues
to
do
this,
not
forgetting
what
he
has
heard,
but
doing
it—he
will
be
blessed
in
what
he
does.
4. I
must
_____________
my
income.
"Bring
the
whole
tithe
into
the
storehouse,
that
there
may
be
food
in
my
house.
Test
me
in
this,”
says
the
Lord
Almighty,
“and
see
if
I
will
not
throw
open
the
floodgates
of
heaven
and
pour
out
so
much
blessing
that
there
will
not
be
enough
room
for
it.
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You
cannot
out-‐give
God!
5. I
must
learn
to
____________________________________________________.
"If you have love for one another, then everyone will know that you are my disciples."
If
someone
says,
“I
love
God,”
but
hates
a
Christian
brother
or
sister,
that
person
is
a
liar;
for
if
we
don’t
love
people
we
can
see,
how
can
we
love
God,
whom
we
have
not
seen?
1
JOHN
4:20
(NLT)
6. I must ________________________________________________________.
"For
even
I,
the
Son
of
Man,
came
here
not
to
be
serve
but
to
serve
others
and
to
give
my
life
as
a
ransom
for
many."
Take
the
teachings
that
you
heard
me
proclaim
in
the
presence
of
many
witnesses,
and
entrust
them
to
reliable
people,
who
will
be
able
to
teach
others
also.
You're
going
to
heaven
because
somebody
told
you
about
Jesus
Christ.
And
somebody
told
the
somebody
who
told
you.
And
somebody
told
the
somebody
who
told
the
somebody
who
told
you.
Is
the
chain
going
to
break
with
you?
Is
anybody
going
to
be
in
heaven
because
of
you?
If
you
don't
tell
somebody,
then
who
is
going
to
tell
them.
Jesus
says
to
be
a
disciple
you
must
pass
on
the
Good
News.
"Go
and
make
disciples
of
all
the
nations,
baptizing
them
in
the
name
of
the
Father
and
the
Son
and
the
Holy
Spirit.
Teach
these
new
disciples
to
obey
all
the
commands
I
have
given
you.
And
be
sure
of
this:
I
am
with
you
always,
even
to
the
end
of
the
age.”
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DISCOVERY
QUESTIONS
(PICK
AT
LEAST
ONE
OR
TWO)
• What seems to get in the way of your spiritual growth?
• In
the
video
you
learned
about
the
importance
of
a
daily
time
with
God.
How
do
you
have
a
daily
time
with
God?
What
is
your
normal
routine?
What
typically
interferes
with
you
time
with
God?
• Why
is
being
in
a
home
group
and
serving
others
so
important
to
your
spiritual
growth?
What
can
you
lean
through
relationships
that
you
can't
learn
on
your
own?
• In
the
video
Pastor
Rick
said,
"Spiritual
growth
is
not
automatic.
It
is
a
choice."
In
what
ways
have
you
chosen
to
grow
spiritually?
What
has
been
the
most
effective
in
helping
you
grow?
PRAYER
DIRECTION
One
way
we
can
show
our
love
for
one
another
is
by
committing
to
pray
for
one
another.
Take
some
time
as
a
group
to
share
your
prayer
requests.
You
may
like
to
record
the
requests
so
we
can
watch
to
see
how
God
answers
them.
DIVING
DEEPER
WANT
TO
GO
DEEPER
IN
YOUR
SPIRITUAL
HEALTH?
• Purchase
the
Transformed
journal
by
Rick
Warren
and
read
the
Daily
devotions
for
Days
1-‐7.
• Read
the
Memory
Verse
(above)
for
this
week
as
part
of
your
quiet
time.
See
if
you
can
memorise
it
before
the
next
meeting.
• Read
The
Purpose
Driven
Life
by
Pastor
Rick
Warren.
Since
its
release
this
book
has
become
"the
best-‐selling
non-‐fiction
hardback
book
in
history",
according
to
Publishers
Weekly.
It
will
help
you
to
understand
what
spiritual
health
is
all
about
and
find
the
answers
to
thee
of
life's
most
important
questions
1. The
Question
of
Existence:
Why
am
I
alive
2. The
question
of
Significance:
Does
my
life
matter
3. The
Question
of
Purpose:
what
on
earth
am
I
here
for?
• Living
out
the
purpose
you
were
created
for
moves
you
beyond
mere
survival
and
success
to
a
life
of
significance
–
the
life
you
were
meant
to
live.
• Get
a
spiritual
health
assessment.
Most
people
want
to
live
healthy,
balanced
lives.
A
regular
medical
check-‐up
is
a
good
way
to
measure
physical
health
and
spot
potential
problems.
In
the
same
way
a
spiritual
check-‐up
is
vital
to
your
spiritual
well-‐being.
The
Transformed
Journal
contains
a
spiritual
health
assessment
(pp
220-‐222).
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SESSION
2
Transformed
in
my
Physical
Health
This
Study
can
be
found
on
pages
35-‐41
of
the
Transformation
Workbook
by
Rick
Warren
CHECKING
IN
• Which
of
the
spiritual
health
verses
from
your
devotional
reading
this
past
week
was
the
most
meaningful
to
you?
(If
you
are
not
following
the
journal
then
share
a
scripture
from
your
personal
devotional
time
that
impacted
you
this
week.)
• What
impact
do
you
think
your
physical
health
has
on
your
spiritual
health?
MEMORY
VERSE
Do
you
not
know
that
your
body
is
a
temple
of
the
Holy
Spirit,
who
is
in
you,
whom
you
have
received
from
God?
You
are
not
your
own;
you
were
bought
at
a
price.
Therefore
honor
God
with
your
body.
1
CORINTHIANS
6:19-‐20
(NIV)
VIDEO
Watch
the
video
lesson
and
follow
along
in
your
outline.
God
wants
us
to
take
care
of
our
bodies,
not
because
that’s
where
we
live,
but
also
because
that’s
where
he
lives.
Physical
health
is
a
spiritual
discipline.
“Everything
is
permissible
for
me”
–
but
not
everything
is
beneficial.
“Everything
is
permissible
for
me”
but
I
will
not
be
mastered
by
anything.
“Food
for
the
stomach
and
the
stomach
for
food”-‐
but
God
will
destroy
them
both.
The
body
is
not
meant
for
sexual
immorality,
but
for
the
Lord,
and
the
Lord
for
the
body.
By
His
power
God
raised
the
Lord
from
the
dead
and
he
will
raise
us
also.
Do
you
not
know
that
your
bodies
are
members
of
Christ
himself?
.....
Flee
from
sexual
immorality.
All
other
sins
a
man
commits
are
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outside
his
body,
but
he
who
sins
sexually
sins
against
his
own
body.
Do
you
not
know
that
your
body
is
a
temple
of
the
Holy
Spirit,
who
is
in
you,
whom
you
have
received
from
God?
You
are
not
your
own;
you
were
bought
at
a
price.
Therefore
honor
God
with
your
body.
Jesus
gave
his
body
for
you
and
he
wants
you
to
honor
him
with
yours
• The
Holy
Spirit
____________________my
body.
Do
you
not
know
that
your
body
is
a
temple
of
the
Holy
Spirit,
who
is
in
you,
whom
you
have
received
from
God?
1
CORINTHIANS
6:19
(NIV)
Don’t
you
know
that
you
yourselves
are
God’s
temple
and
that
God’s
Spirit
lives
in
you?
....
God’s
temple
is
scared
and
you
are
that
temple.
1
CORINTHIANS
3:16-‐17
(NIV)
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You
are
God’s
dwelling
place
on
earth.
For
we
are
the
temple
of
the
living
God.
2
CORINTHIANS
6:16
(NIV)
• Jesus
_____________
on
the
cross.
You
are
not
your
own;
you
were
bought
at
a
price.
Therefore
honor
God
with
your
body
1
CORINTHIANS
6:19-‐20
(NIV)
I
urge
you,
brothers,
in
view
of
God’s
mercy,
to
offer
your
bodies
as
living
sacrifices,
holy
and
pleasing
to
God.
This
is
your
spiritual
act
of
worship.
ROMANS
12:1
(NIV)
God
wants
you
to
be
physically
healthy
so
that
you
can
accomplish
great
things
for
his
kingdom.
DISCOVERY
QUESTIONS
(PICK
AT
LEAST
ONE
OR
TWO)
• The
Bible
says
that
your
body
is
God’s
property
and
that
you
are
the
dwelling
place
of
the
Holy
Spirit.
How
does
that
affect
the
way
you
see
yourself?
What
do
you
think
you
will
do
differently
knowing
this
fact?
• God
expects
you
to
manage
your
body.
Why
is
that
so
important
to
God?
• What
does
it
look
like
to
manage
your
body?
How
good
of
a
manager
do
you
think
you
are?
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• Why
do
you
think
most
Christians
tend
to
put
more
emphasis
on
their
spirit
or
mind
as
opposed
to
taking
care
of
their
bodies?
PRAYER
DIRECTION
Spend
some
time
praying
for
the
prayer
requests
you
have
been
sharing
with
one
another.
You
may
want
to
focus
on
some
of
the
physical
challenges
or
goals
you
have
set
in
your
study
this
week.
DIVING
DEEPER
WANT
TO
GO
DEEPER
IN
YOUR
PHYSICAL
HEALTH?
• Read
the
daily
devotions
for
Days
8
to
14
in
your
Transformed
Journal
• Read
the
Memory
Verse
for
this
session
(see
above)
as
part
of
you
quiet
time.
See
if
you
can
have
it
memorized
before
your
next
group
meeting.
• Read
The
Daniel
Plan:
40
Days
to
a
Healthier
Life
by
Rick
Warren,
Dr
Daniel
Amen
and
Dr
Mark
Hyman.
Not
only
will
you
lean
how
to
maximise
your
physical
health
through
Food
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and
Fitness;
you
will
also
be
guided
through
the
essentials
that
bring
abundant
health
to
your
Faith
–
your
relationship
with
God;
your
Focus
–
how
you
think;
and
your
Friendships
–
nurturing
healthy
relationships
with
people
you
live.
• Visit
www.danielplan.com
for
books
and
other
resources
to
help
you
get
physically
healthy.
• Watch
the
teaching
"Transformed:
Five
Habits
of
Healthy
People
featuring
The
Daniel
Plan"
https://youtu.be/kBBLjnp1-‐M4.
• Speak
to
Ps
YC
Goh
([email protected])
about
joining
a
small
group
specifically
focussing
on
improving
your
physical
health.
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SESSION
3
Transformed
in
my
Mental
Health
This
Study
can
be
found
on
pages
65-‐72
of
the
Transformation
Workbook
by
Rick
Warren
CHECKING
IN
• Which
of
the
physical
health
verses
from
your
devotional
reading
this
past
week
was
the
most
meaningful
to
you?
(If
you
are
not
following
the
journal
then
share
a
scripture
from
your
personal
devotional
time
that
impacted
you
this
week.)
• What
role
do
you
think
the
mind
plays
in
our
growth
as
followers
of
Christ?
MEMORY
VERSE
Do
not
conform
any
longer
to
the
pattern
of
this
world,
but
be
transformed
by
the
renewing
of
your
mind.
Then
you
will
be
able
to
test
and
approve
what
God’s
will
is...his
good,
pleasing
and
perfect
will.
Romans
12:2
(NIV)
VIDEO
Watch
the
video
lesson
and
follow
along
in
your
outline.
Though
we
live
in
the
world,
we
do
not
wage
war
as
the
world
does.
The
weapons
we
fight
with
are
not
the
weapons
of
the
world.
On
the
contrary,
they
have
divine
power
to
demolish
strongholds.
We
demolish
arguments
and
every
pretension
that
sets
itself
up
against
the
knowledge
of
God,
and
we
take
captive
every
thoughts
to
make
it
obedient
to
Christ.
2
CORINTHIANS
10:3-‐5
(NIV)
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TO
MAKE
THE
MOST
OF
YOUR
MIND.
.
.
You and I have an amazing ability to lie to ourselves. We do it all the time.
The
heart
is
deceitful
above
all
things
and
beyond
cure.
Who
can
understand
it?
Jeremiah
17:9
Examine
yourselves
to
see
whether
you
are
in
the
faith;
test
yourselves.
2
CORINTHIANS
13:5
A
wise
person
is
hungry
for
truth,
while
the
fool
feeds
on
trash.
PROVERBS
15:14
(NIV)
There are three types of brain food: toxic food, junk food and healthy food.
I
will
not
set
before
my
eyes
anything
that
is
worthless.
PSALM
101:3
(ESV)
Intelligent
people
are
always
ready
to
learn.
Their
ears
are
open
for
knowledge.
PROVERBS
18:15
(NLT)
There
are
two
ways
to
store
up
knowledge:
reading
and
relationships.
Your
life
will
be
largely
influenced
by
the
books
you
read
and
the
people
you
meet.
Those
who
get
wisdom
do
themselves
a
favour,
and
those
who
love
learning
will
succeed.
PROVERBS
19:8
(NCV)
It’s
wise
to
learn
from
experience.
It’s
wiser
to
learn
from
the
experiences
of
others
–
and
it’s
a
lot
less
painful.
• Renew
your
mind
daily
with
___________________________________.
Change doesn’t start in your behaviour. It starts in your thoughts.
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Don’t
copy
the
behaviour
and
customs
of
this
world,
but
let
God
transform
you
into
a
new
person
by
changing
the
way
you
think.
Then
you
will
learn
to
know
God’s
will
for
you,
which
is
good
and
pleasing
and
perfect.
ROMANS
12:2
(NLT)
You
will
keep
in
perfect
peace
all
who
trusts
in
you,
all
whose
thoughts
are
fixed
on
you!
ISAIAH
26:3
(NLT)
• Let
God
stretch
your
_______________________________________.
Now
glory
be
to
God,
who
by
his
mighty
power
at
work
within
us
is
able
to
do
far
more
than
we
would
ever
dare
to
ask
or
even
dream
of...
infinitely
beyond
our
highest
prayers,
desires,
thoughts
or
hopes.
May
he
be
given
glory
forever.
EPHESIANS
3:20
Nothing
happens
until
somebody
starts
dreaming.
God
cannot
help
you
reach
your
goals
if
you
don’t
have
any
goals.
He
cannot
fulfil
your
dreams
if
you
don’t
have
any
dreams.
He
cannpt
exceed
your
expectations
if
you
don’t
have
any
expectations.
God wants you to dream big so you can accomplish great things for his glory.
T ________________________________________________________________
H________________________________________________________________
I ________________________________________________________________
N _______________________________________________________________
K________________________________________________________________
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DISCOVERY
QUESTIONS
(PICK
AT
LEAST
ONE
OR
TWO)
• Rick
talked
about
toxic
food,
junk
food
and
healthy
food
for
your
brain.
What
could
you
do
to
give
your
brain
a
healthier
diet?
• What
specific
topics
and
habits
do
you
want
to
learn
about
through
your
reading
and
relationships?
• The
Bible
says,
“You
will
keep
in
perfect
peace
all
who
trust
in
you,
all
whose
thoughts
are
fixed
on
you!”
(Isaiah
26:3).
What
helps
you
to
fix
your
thoughts
on
God?
PUTTING
IT
INTO
PRACTICE
Where
do
you
want
to
be
three
months
from
now
with
your
mental
health?
What
is
one
thing
you
will
do
to
take
step
in
that
direction?
Not
one
thing
you
could
do,
or
might
do,
but
one
thing
you
will
do.
Review
Rick’s
video
outline
to
help
you
with
ideas.
We
know
that
goals
that
are
not
expressed
are
very
rarely
met,
so
share
your
goal
with
one
other
person
in
your
group.
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Write
your
mental
health
goal
in
the
space
below.
PRAYER
DIRECTION
In
your
prayer
time
this
week,
focus
on
the
action
steps
each
person
wants
to
take
in
the
area
of
Mental
Health.
You
may
want
to
have
each
person
pray
for
the
person
on
their
right
going
around
the
circle,
or
pair
up
in
groups
of
two.
DIVING
DEEPER
WANT
TO
GO
DEEPER
IN
YOUR
MENTAL
HEALTH?
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SESSION
4
Transformed
in
my
Emotional
Health
This
Study
can
be
found
on
pages
157-‐162
of
the
Transformation
Workbook
by
Rick
Warren
CHECKING
IN
• Which
of
the
mental
health
verses
from
your
devotional
reading
this
past
week
was
the
most
meaningful
to
you?
(If
you
are
not
following
the
journal
then
share
a
scripture
from
your
personal
devotional
time
that
impacted
you
this
week.)
• When
you
hurt
yourself
(stub
your
toe,
whack
your
thumb
with
a
hammer,
etc)
do
you
tend
to
stuff
it,
yell
at
it,
cry
about
it,
or
dance
around?
MEMORY
VERSE
“Come
to
me,
all
you
who
are
weary
and
burdened
and
I
will
give
you
rest.”
VIDEO
Watch
the
video
lesson
and
follow
along
in
your
outline.
You’ll never be emotionally healthy until you face your feelings straight on.
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I
kept
very
quiet...
but
I
became
even
more
upset.
I
became
very
angry
inside
and
as
I
thought
about
it,
my
anger
burned.
PSALM
39:2-‐3
(NCV)
Holding
on
to
hurts
is
like
carrying
hot
coals
in
your
heart
–
you’re
the
one
who’s
going
to
get
burned.
When
you
swallow
your
hurt,
your
stomach
keeps
score.
You must be honest with yourself, honest with God and honest with one other person.
When
I
kept
things
to
myself,
I
felt
weak
deep
inside
me.
I
moaned
all
day
long.
PSALM
32:3
One
of
the
most
difficult
decisions
you’ll
make
in
life
is
this:
“Do
I
want
to
get
well
or
do
I
want
to
get
even?”
It
was
while
we
were
still
sinners
that
Christ
died
for
us!
ROMANS
5:8
(TEV)
Get
rid
of
all
bitterness,
rage
and
anger,
brawling
and
slander,
along
with
every
form
of
malice.
Be
kind
and
compassionate
to
one
another,
forgiving
each
other,
just
as
in
Christ
God
forgave
you.
EPHESIANS
4:31-‐32
(NIV)
Never
pay
back
evil
for
evil...
never
avenge
yourselves.
Leave
that
to
God,
for
he
has
said
that
he
will
repay
those
who
deserve
it.
[Don’t
take
the
law
into
your
own
hands].
ROMANS
12:17-‐19
(TLB)
Let
God
transform
you
into
a
new
person
by
changing
the
way
you
think.
ROMANS
12:2
(NLT)
Jesus
who
makes
people
holy,
and
all
those
who
are
made
holy
have
the
same
Father.
That
is
why
Jesus
isn’t
ashamed
to
call
them
brothers
and
sisters.
HEBREWS
2:11
(GWT)
If
you
want
to
change
the
way
you
feel
about
your
life,
you
have
to
change
the
way
you
think
your
life.
Replace
old
lies
with
God’s
truths.
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Put
your
heart
right
...
Reach
out
to
God
...
face
the
world
again,
firm
and
courageous.
Then
all
your
troubles
will
fade
from
your
memory,
like
floods
that
are
past
and
remembered
no
more.
JOB
11:13-‐16
(TEV)
Your past is not your future. The old you is not the new you.
Look
straight
ahead
with
honest
confidence;
don’t
hang
your
head
in
shame.
PROVERBS
4:25
God
wants
to
redeem
your
pain.
He
wants
to
use
your
experiences
to
help
other
people.
That’s
what
ministry
is
all
about.
(God)
comforts
us
every
time
we
have
trouble,
so
when
others
have
trouble,
we
can
comfort
them
with
the
same
comfort
God
gives
us.
2
CORINTHIANS
1:4
(NCV)
When
someone
becomes
a
Christian,
he
becomes
a
brand
new
person
inside.
He
is
not
the
same
anymore.
A
new
life
has
begun!
2
CORINTHIANS
5:17
(TLB)
DISCOVERY
QUESTIONS
(PICK
AT
LEAST
ONE
OR
TWO)
• God
never
wastes
a
hurt.
Your
greatest
ministry
will
come
from
your
deepest
pain.
Would
anyone
like
to
share
a
personal
story
of
how
God
brought
emotional
healing
into
your
life?
This
is
great
practice
for
sharing
faith
with
non-‐believing
friend.
• The
Bible
says,
“When
I
kept
things
to
myself,
I
felt
weak
deep
inside
me.
I
moaned
all
day
long”
(Psalm
32:3
NCV).
Why
do
you
think
we
would
rather
hide
the
things
that
have
happened
to
us
instead
of
revealing
them
to
someone?
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• Why
is
it
hard
to
forgive
when
we
have
been
wronged?
What
happens
if
we
choose
not
to
forgive?
What
could
happen
if
we
do
forgive?
• The
Bible
says,
“Be
made
new
in
the
attitude
of
your
minds”
(Ephesians
4:23
NIV)
Pastor
Rick
said,
“If
you
want
to
change
the
way
you
feel
about
your
life,
you
have
to
change
the
way
you
think
about
your
life.”
What
is
one
thought
you
need
to
change
about
yourself?
PUTTING
IT
INTO
PRACTICE
Where
do
you
want
to
be
three
months
from
now
with
your
emotional
health?
What
is
one
thing
you
will
do
to
take
step
in
that
direction?
Not
one
thing
you
could
do,
or
might
do,
but
one
thing
you
will
do.
Review
Pastor
Rick’s
video
outline
to
help
you
with
ideas.
We
know
that
goals
that
are
not
expressed
are
very
rarely
met,
so
share
your
goal
with
one
other
person
in
your
group.
PRAYER
DIRECTION
If
anyone
shared
a
hurt
or
needs
prayer,
be
sure
to
pray
for
those
things
during
your
prayer
time.
If
you
are
short
on
time
or
your
group
members
would
feel
more
comfortable
sharing
with
one
other
person,
you
might
want
to
pair
up
and
pray
for
each
other.
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DIVING
DEEPER
WANT
TO
GO
DEEPER
IN
YOUR
EMOTIONAL
HEALTH?
• Read
the
Daily
Devotions
for
days
22
to
28
in
your
Transformed
Journal
• Read
the
Memory
Verse
for
this
session
every
day
this
week
as
part
of
you
quiet
time.
See
if
you
can
have
it
memorized
before
your
next
group
meeting.
• Read
Life's
Healing
Choices
by
John
Baker.
Based
on
the
eight
beatitudes
of
Jesus,
this
book
offers
freedom
from
our
hurts,
hang-‐ups
and
habits
through
eight
healing
choices
that
promise
true
happiness
and
life
transformation.
• Jesus
desires
to
bring
healing
from
the
bondage
of
emotional
wounds.
If
something
is
on
your
mind,
please
talk
to
your
leader
or
speak
to
a
Pastor.
Jesus
promises
to
bring
true
wholeness.
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SESSION
5
Transformed
in
my
Relational
Health
This
Study
can
be
found
on
pages
125-‐134
of
the
Transformation
Workbook
by
Rick
Warren
CHECKING
IN
• Which
of
the
emotional
health
verses
from
your
devotional
reading
this
past
week
was
the
most
meaningful
to
you?
(If
you
are
not
following
the
journal
then
share
a
scripture
from
your
personal
devotional
time
that
impacted
you
this
week.)
• When
it
comes
to
personal
conflict,
are
you
a
skunk
or
a
turtle?
Turtles
withdraw
quietly
into
their
shells
until
the
trouble
is
past.
When
skunks
are
in
conflict,
they
let
everybody
know
it.
MEMORY
VERSE
Above
all,
love
each
other
deeply,
because
love
covers
over
a
multitude
of
sins.
1
PETER
4:8
VIDEO
Watch
the
video
lesson
and
follow
along
in
your
outline.
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A
mirror
reflects
a
man’s
face,
but
what
he
is
really
like
is
shown
by
the
kind
of
friends
he
chooses.
PROVERBS
27:19
(TLB)
• ___________________________________ people.
Our
friends,
we
command
you
in
the
name
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
to
keep
away
from
all
believers
who
are
living
a
lazy
life
...
2
THESSALONIANS
3:6
(TEV)
• ____________________________________ people.
Don’t
make
friends
with
people
who
have
hot,
violent
tempers.
You
might
learn
their
habits
and
not
be
able
to
change.
PROVERBS
22:24-‐25
(TEV)
• ____________________________________ people.
I
told
you
not
to
associate
with
immoral
people.
Now
I
did
not
mean
(unbelievers)
who
are
immoral
or
greedy
or
are
thieves,
or
who
worship
idols.
To
avoid
them
you
would
have
to
get
out
of
the
world
completely.
What
I
meant
was
that
you
should
not
associate
with
a
person
who
calls
himself
a
believer
but
is
immoral
or
greedy
or
worship
idols
or
is
a
slanderer
or
drunkard
or
thief.
Don’t
even
sit
down
to
eat
with
such
a
person.
1
CORINTHIANS
5:9-‐11
(TEV)
• ___________________________________ people.
Do
not
eat
the
food
of
a
stingy
man
...
for
he
is
the
kind
of
man
who
is
always
thinking
about
the
cost.
“Eat
and
drink,”
he
says
to
you,
but
his
heart
is
not
with
you.
PROVERBS
23:6-‐7
(NIV)
• ______________________________
people.
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A
friend
loves
at
all
times,
and
a
brother
is
born
for
adversity.
PROVERBS
17:17
(NIV)
How can I attract that kind of friends? By being that kind of friend.
Let
each
of
you
look
out
not
only
for
his
own
interests,
but
also
for
the
interests
of
others.
PHILIPPIANS
2:4
(NKJV)
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Do
everything
without
complaining
and
arguing,
so
that
no
one
can
criticize
you.
Live
clean,
innocent
lives
as
children
of
God,
shining
like
bright
lights
in
a
world
full
of
crooked
and
perverse
people.
PHILIPPIANS
2:
14-‐15
(NLT)
• Be a ______________________________________.
Counsel
in
the
heart
of
man
is
like
deep
water;
but
a
man
of
understanding
will
draw
it
out.
PROVERBS
20:5
(KJV)
Don’t
be
selfish;
don’t
try
to
impress
others.
Be
humble,
thinking
of
others
as
better
than
yourselves.
PHILIPPIANS
2:3
(NLT)
• Be _______________________________________________.
Rejoice
with
those
who
rejoice,
and
weep
with
those
who
weep.
ROMANS
12:15
(NKJV)
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• Stick
with
them
in
__________________________________.
There
are
“friends”
who
pretend
to
be
friends,
but
there
is
a
friend
who
sticks
closer
than
a
brother.
PROVERBS
18:24
(TLB)
Two
are
better
than
one
because...
if
one
falls
down,
his
friend
can
help
him
up.
But
pity
the
man
who
falls
and
has
no
one
to
help
him
up!
ECCLESIASTES
4:9-‐10
(NIV)
Go
back
home
and
tell
everyone
how
much
God
has
done
for
you.
“The
man
then
went
all
over
town,
telling
everything
that
Jesus
had
done
for
him.
LUKE
6:31
(CEV)
“Do
to
others
as
you
would
have
them
do
to
you.”
LUKE
6:31
(NIV)
“I
do
not
call
you
servants
any
longer
....
Instead,
I
call
you
friends.”
JOHN
15:15
(TEV)
DISCOVERY
QUESTIONS
(PICK
AT
LEAST
ONE
OR
TWO)
• The
Bible
says,
“Spur
one
another
on
toward
love
and
good
deeds”
(Hebrews
10:24).
We
all
need
spiritual
encouragers
in
our
lives.
Who
is
a
spiritual
encourager
to
you?
What
are
some
ways
they
encourage
you?
• Review
the
three
qualities
of
a
close
friend;
People
who
challenge
you
mentally,
support
you
emotionally
and
strengthen
you
spiritually.
Remember,
to
find
that
kind
of
friend,
you
need
to
be
that
kind
of
friend.
Which
of
these
characteristics
do
you
need
to
develop
in
your
own
life?
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• Which
of
Pastor
Rick's
eight
ways
to
build
healthy
friendships
is
the
most
important
to
you
and
why?
PRAYER
DIRECTION
• Do
you
have
any
friends
who
don’t
know
Jesus
Christ?
Pray
for
their
salvation
with
your
group.
• Pray
together
about
your
three-‐month
goal
to
build
healthy
relationships.
DIVING
DEEPER
WANT
TO
GO
DEEPER
IN
YOUR
RELATIONAL
HEALTH?
• Read
the
Daily
Devotions
29
to
35
in
the
Transformed
Journal.
• Read
the
Memory
Verse
from
this
session
very
day
this
week
as
part
of
you
quiet
time.
See
if
you
can
have
it
memorized
before
your
next
group
meeting.
• Read
The
Relationship
Principles
of
Jesus
by
Tom
Holladay.
Based
on
an
exhaustive
study
of
what
Jesus
did
and
said
about
relationships,
this
book
guides
readers
on
a
forty-‐day
journey
that
will
bring
new
health
and
riches
to
their
marriages,
families,
friendships
and
all
the
relationships
in
their
lives.
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SESSION
6
Transformed
in
my
Financial
Health
This
Study
can
be
found
on
pages
157-‐162
of
the
Transformation
Workbook
by
Rick
Warren
CHECKING
IN
• Which
of
the
relational
health
verses
from
your
devotional
reading
this
past
week
was
the
most
meaningful
to
you?
(If
you
are
not
following
the
journal
then
share
a
scripture
from
your
personal
devotional
time
that
impacted
you
this
week.)
• When
it
comes
to
money
are
you
more
of
a
saver
or
a
spender?
MEMORY
VERSE
Honor
the
Lord
with
your
wealth,
with
the
first
fruits
of
all
your
crops,
then
your
barns
will
be
filled
to
overflowing
and
your
vats
will
brim
over
with
new
wine.
PROVERBS
3:9-‐10
VIDEO
Watch
the
video
lesson
and
follow
along
in
your
outline.
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Everything
comes
from
[God]
and
exists
by
his
power
and
is
intended
for
his
glory.
ROMANS
11:36
(NLT)
Remember
the
Lord
you
God,
for
it
is
he
who
gives
you
the
ability
to
produce
wealth.
DEUTERONOMY
8:18
(NIV)
Riches
can
disappear
fast
....
so
watch
your
business
interests
closely.
Know
the
state
of
your
flocks
and
your
herds.
PROVERBS
27:23-‐24
(TLB)
The
purpose
of
tithing
is
to
teach
you
always
to
put
God
first
in
your
lives.
DEUTERONOMY
14:23b
(TLB)
Honor
the
Lord
by
giving
him
the
first
part
of
all
your
income,
and
he
will
fill
your
barns
[to
overflowing].
PROVERBS
3:9-‐10
(TLB)
The
wise
man
saves
for
the
future,
but
the
foolish
man
spends
whatever
he
gets.
PROVERBS
21:20
(TLB)
Money
that
comes
easily
disappears
quickly,
but
money
that
is
gathered
little
by
little
will
grow.
PROVERBS
13:11
(NCV)
• I must set up a _______________________ to get myself out of debt.
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Let
no
debt
remain
outstanding.
ROMANS
13:8a
(NIV)
Plan
carefully
and
you
will
have
plenty;
if
you
act
too
quickly,
you
will
never
have
enough.
PROVERBS
21:5
(TEV)
Stupid
people
spend
their
money
as
fast
as
they
get
it.
PROVERBS
21:20
(TEV)
It
is
better
to
be
satisfied
with
what
you
have
than
to
be
always
wanting
something
else.
ECCLESIASTES
6:9
(TEV)
Keep
your
life
free
from
love
of
money,
and
be
content
with
what
you
have,
for
[God]
has
said,
“I
will
never
leave
you
nor
forsake
you”.
HEBREWS
13:5
(ESV)
“Don’t
worry
....
Your
heavenly
Father
already
knows
perfectly
well
[what
you
need]
and
he
will
give
[it]
to
you
if
you
give
him
first
place
in
your
life
and
live
as
he
wants
you
to.”
MATTHEW
6:31-‐33
(TLB)
You
have
to
decide
if
you
are
going
to
trust
God
or
yourself
with
your
finances.
Are
you
going
to
do
it
your
way
or
are
you
going
to
do
it
God’s
way?
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DISCOVERY
QUESTIONS
(PICK
AT
LEAST
ONE
OR
TWO)
• What difference does it make when you consider that your money is on loan from God?
• How
might
your
financial
habits
change
if
you
asked
yourself
every
day,
“How
does
God
want
me
to
spend
his
money?”
• Why
do
money
issues
cause
so
much
stress
in
people’s
lives?
What
would
life
look
like
if
we
put
our
trust
in
God
instead
of
our
finances?
• Why
do
you
think
so
many
people
find
it
hard
to
budget?
What
tools
have
you
found
helpful
in
“telling
your
money
where
it
should
go?”
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Write
your
financial
health
goal
in
the
space
below.
PRAYER
DIRECTION
Pray
for
your
group’s
prayer
requests.
Be
sure
to
remember
to
pray
for
any
financial
needs
that
might
have
been
expressed
in
your
time
together
as
a
group.
DIVING
DEEPER
WANT
TO
GO
DEEPER
IN
YOUR
RELATIONAL
HEALTH?
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SESSION
7
Transformed
in
my
Vocational
Health
This
Study
can
be
found
on
pages
185-‐191
of
the
Transformation
Workbook
by
Rick
Warren
CHECKING
IN
• Which
of
the
financial
health
verses
from
your
devotional
reading
this
past
week
was
the
most
meaningful
to
you?
(If
you
are
not
following
the
journal
then
share
a
scripture
from
your
personal
devotional
time
that
impacted
you
this
week.)
• If
you
could
have
any
job
in
the
world,
what
would
it
be
and
why?
MEMORY
VERSE
Whatever
you
do,
work
at
it
with
all
your
heart,
as
working
for
the
Lord,
not
for
men.
COLOSSIANS
3:23
(NIV)
VIDEO
Watch
the
video
lesson
and
follow
along
in
your
outline.
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart.
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COLOSSIANS
3:23
(NIV)
“Whoever
can
be
trusted
with
very
little
can
also
be
trusted
with
much...
If
you
have
not
been
trustworthy
with
someone
else’s
property,
who
will
give
you
property
of
you
own?”
LUKE
16:10-‐12
(NIV)
Work
hard
so
God
can
say
to
you,
“Well
done.”Be
a
good
workman,
one
who
does
not
need
to
be
ashamed
when
God
examines
your
work.
2
TIMOTHY
2:15
(TLB)
The
diligent
find
freedom
in
their
work;
the
lazy
are
oppressed
by
work.
PROVERBS
12:24
(MSG)
Neve
be
lazy
in
your
work,
but
serve
the
Lord
enthusiastically.
ROMANS
12:11
(TLB)
Work
hard
and
cheerfully
at
whatever
you
do,
as
though
you
were
working
for
the
Lord
rather
than
for
people.
Remember
that
the
lord
will
give
you
an
inheritance
as
your
reward,
and
the
Master
you
are
serving
is
Christ.
COLOSSIANS
3:23-‐24
(NLT)
Don’t
be
concerned
only
about
your
own
interests,
but
also
be
concerned
about
the
interests
of
others
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PHILIPPIANS
2:4
(GWT)
Always
be
humble
and
gentle.
Be
patient
with
each
other,
making
allowance
for
each
other’s
faults
because
of
love
EPHESIANS
4:2
(NLT)
Servants,
do
what
you’re
told
by
your
earthly
masters.
And
don’t
just
do
the
minimum
that
will
get
you
by.
Do
your
best.
COLOSSIANS
3:22
(MSG)
“If
anyone
requires
you
to
go
one
mile,
go
two
miles
with
him.”
MATTHEW
5:41
(NJB)
• I
must
expand
my
skills
with
________________________________________.
If
the
axe
is
dull
and
its
edge
unsharpened,
more
strength
is
needed
but
skill
will
bring
success.
Ecclesiastes
10:10
(NIV)
Commit
your
work
to
the
Lord,
and
then
your
plans
will
succeed.
PROVERBS
16:3
(NLT)
DISCOVERY
QUESTIONS
(PICK
AT
LEAST
ONE
OR
TWO)
• What
does
it
look
for
you
to
live
for
the
glory
of
God
in
your
workplace?
What
are
some
practical
ways
you
can
turn
your
work
into
an
act
of
worship?
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• Think
of
one
person
you
know
who
could
use
some
encouragement
in
their
work
this
week.
What
can
you
do
to
help
them.
• The
Bible
says,
“We
are
Christ’s
ambassadors”
(2
Corinthians
5:20)
What
does
an
ambassador
do?
Whose
interests
does
an
ambassador
represent?
How
can
you
be
Christ’s
ambassador
in
your
workplace?
• How
many
of
the
things
that
are
frustrating
you
at
work
right
now
would
be
no
big
deal
if
you
chose
to
see
God
as
your
boss?
What
is
one
thing
you
think
would
change
in
your
perspective
and
attitude
towards
your
work?
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PRAYER
DIRECTION
Spend
some
time
praying
for
each
other’s
jobs
and
the
roles
each
of
you
play
in
that
setting.
DIVING
DEEPER
WANT
TO
GO
DEEPER
IN
YOUR
VOCATIONAL
HEALTH?
• Read
the
Daily
Devotions
for
days
43
to
49
from
the
Transformed
Journal.
• Read
the
Memory
Verse
for
this
Session
every
day
this
week
as
part
of
you
quiet
time.
See
if
you
can
have
it
memorized
before
your
next
group
meeting.
• If
you
need
assistance
with
preparing
your
Resume
or
CV,
or
preparing
for
an
interview
MultiBridge
Community
Centre
runs
tailor-‐made
courses
that
can
help
you
in
applying
for
jobs
or
changing
careers.
Speak
to
Pastor
YC
Goh
([email protected])
to
get
connected.
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