“Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what GOD requires,” (Matthew 5:6)
WORSHIP: This Little Light of Mine, Thankful, Hero you Can Be, … Background Meditation Music: Speak Lord and Play His Great Love.
Teaching Time. Need: Bible, Large writing surface (white board/chalk board/etc), and writting utensil. What are Hurts, Habits or Hangups? Create a flower with Petals and write suggestions in the Petals. Draw stem and roots of flower. Describe how we see the petals but can’t see the inside of the flower the Roots…Relate to “Bill’s Story” from last weeks lesson. Often hurts, habits or hang ups originate from our past childhood (our roots). Example of Roots: fear, insecurity, anger, resentment, bitterness, pride, and much more… The unhealthy roots cause unhealthy flower petals. What are good character traits? What are the fruits of the spirit? READ Galatians 5:22-23. What does the scripture say about goot roots for healthy flowers to grow? Draw a healthy flower. This week lets pray for GOD to help us to have good and healthy roots in our lives so that our lives are full and blessed with beautiful health.
SMALL GROUP: Need pen/pencil, CP Journal page. Form groups. READ Small Group Guidelines. Questions: (1) Which of the two floweres do you feel most like today? (2) Which roots in the unhealthy flower are strongest in your life right now? (3) Which roots in the healthy flower are strongest in your life right now? 10 Healthy Habits for Children.
Centers:
(1) Symptom Diagnosis. As a Christian Doctor the first rule is to understand, “sin is the symptom of the character defect,” (CR CP Leader Guide). Questions: (1) What do you thing that means? (2) What is a symptom? (3) What is a character defect? (4) What is the reall issue the God needs to heal? Make a chart on the white board: Symptom vs Cause/Problem. Example: Overeating vs Affraid there is not enough food for eating, or lonely or sad. SYMPTOM LIST: Over Eating, Alcoholism, Drug Addition, Gambling Addiction, Domestic Violence, Divorce, Purchasing Addiction, Hording of Stuff, Anger Management issues, …
(2) Water Relay. Need: Bible, two spoons and water. Form 2 teams. Questions: (1) How easy or difficult was it to complete the Water Relay sucessfully? (2) What does it take to be sucessful? READ James 5: 7-8. Questions: (1) What does the farmer teach us about patience? (2) How is patience important in the Water Relay game? (3) Why do we need to be patient with ourselves and others when GOD is changing us?
(3) Ultimate Surrender. Need: Bible. Play “Follow the Leader” allowing several turns with different leaders. Questions: (1) What do you need to do to be a good follower? (2) How can you use thos same things to be a good follower of GOD? READ Matthew 16: 25-26. Questions: (1) What does this scripture mean to you? (2) How can you “ultimately surrender”? (3) Why is humility importand when following GOD? READ Matthew 16: 25-26. Questions: (1) How is humility importands to following GOD? (2) What obsticles stand in your way of following GOD?
SMALL GROUP: Reflection about Centers.
Prayer/Closing: (1) Share Blessings/Prayers, (2) Closing Prayer: Dear Heavely Father, thank you for rescuing all of us through your son, Jesus Christ. Thank you for giving us opportunities to admit our wrong doings, sins and for providing wonderful trustful people to help us. Please help the my person work on being the beautiful flower, patiently deeling with their unhealthy roots and to follow after GOD with HUMILITY. Help my person to know that can surrender to GOD their hurts, habits and hangups to be HEALED. In Jesus Name. AMEN, (3) Read/Repeat/Say Serenity Prayer. Play His Great Love.
References:
- Baker, J. Baker, J. Celebrate Recovery-Celebration Place, Leader Guide 2. Copy write 2014.
- The Biblegateway. https://www.biblegateway.com/
- YouTube Videos/Music by various Authors.
- Serenity Prayer from Celebrate Recovery. https://www.celebraterecovery.com/resources/cr-tools/serenityprayer.
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