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Philippians 1:5-6I thank my God every time I remember you. 4 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. | |
Phillipians 1:9-11"And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God." | |
Phillipians 4:7-9And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. | |
Phone, video or in personNot everyone finds it easy to start a conversation about God and faith with people -it’s much easier to talk about the weather. But for the purposes of this activity you can say you have to do some research for your studies! | |
Picture HimResearch and collect a range of artwork and images depicting Jesus from different times and cultures. | |
Pinterest BoardPinterest is great a platform for finding, organising and sharing collections. Once you have an account you can start ‘pinning’ images, quotes and ideas from a huge repository saved from webpages. You can make your collections public or private and you can save images from anything you find on the internet. | |
Power under controlRead or listen and respond to Philippians 2:5-11. | |
Practice being more encouragingEndurance racer Robyn Benincasa said “You don’t inspire others by showing them how amazing you are. You inspire them by showing them how amazing they are.” If we know others believe in our skills and abilities we are far more likely to use them and grow in them. There are many ways we can be encouraging to others, with words and actions. Focus on noticing, praising and thanking the efforts and achievements of others however small. Encouragement can be a simple as a smile or as costly giving someone your undivided time and attention. Try it for a day -or a week… | |
Practice being more mercifulIt’s so important to create a culture in your groups where it is ok (and normal) to make mistakes. As you focus on being merciful to others you can also model this by admitting your mistakes, and being generous and gentle when things don’t go perfectly. Try it for a day -or a week… | |
Practice being more preparedIt’s important the importance of being sensitive and thoughtful towards others in your teams and groups, in every aspect of your ministry from planning, time keeping to every part of communication and interaction. As you focus on being more prepared spend more time thinking about how you can be more sensitive to the needs, backgrounds and circumstances of others | |
Practice being yourselfAuthenticity is about being honest with yourself and others about who you are and where you are at now rather than and idealised version. This can be harder in certain contexts than others but always valuable. If we want to get to know others we must be willing for others to get to know us... | |
Prayer for seeking new opportunitiesLord Jesus | |
Proverbs 1:5Let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance... | |
Psalm 143:8-10Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, | |
Psalm 16:11You make known to me the path of life; | |
Psalm 25:4-9Show me your ways, Lord,
teach me your paths. | |
Psalm 54:4Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me. | |
Psalm 90:12Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. | |
Put it out on Social MediaSocial media platforms are relatively easy method of asking a question to a geographically dispersed group of people. You can also give people the option of publicly or privately responding or commenting to your question. | |