Session 1 - My Church: What is it?
Session 2 - My Church: God's plan for the Church
Session 3 - My Church: Why God has placed us in a Church family
Session 4 - My Church: Built with living stones
Session 5 - My Church: Equipped to serve
Session 6 - My Church: Team mimistry in the Church
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After each talk we were split into small groups to discuss a series of questions based on it. The questions for each session are given below a link to that talk.
Click here to listen to Session 1.
Points to think about
1. How much did you know about ‘the Church’ before this session?
2. What have you personally learned in this study?
3. Will it change some of your ideas about the Church from now on?
4. In what ways would you use these notes to help someone who is new in Christ?
5. What does it mean: the Church is the ‘pillar and foundation of truth’ in 1 Timothy 3:15 (NIV)?
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The very begining of Alex's talk did not get recorded so here are the training objectives of the session:-
To help you:
- Discover what God’s plan is for the Church.
- Discover the fourfold purpose of the Church.
- Discover how the Church as a body can edify itself.
- Discover why the enemy’s plans CANNOT prevail against the Church
At the end of this session you will discover that:
Everything that we have covered in this session and much more, is the reason why Paul said, “unto HIM be glory in THE CHURCH both now and evermore” (Ephesians 3:21).
Click here to listen to Session 2.
Points to think about
1. Before this session, what did you think God’s plan for the Church was?
2. Do you think this generation of Church is fulfilling all the purposes of God that we discussed in this session?
3. Apart from walking in the Spirit, how else can we avoid strife in the house of God?
4. What did Jesus mean when he said we, the Church, are the light of the world - Matthew 5:14 - 16?
5. How can we best minister to one another as a Body?
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The training objectives for this session are:-
To help you:
Discover why the Church is modelled after the physical body
Discover why Christians need a conversion to the "Church" as well as a conversion to Christ
Discover the importance of every individual part of the Body
Discover the reason why God has placed us in a spiritual family – “The Church.”
At the end of this session you will discover that:
The measure of the gift of grace (Ephesians 4:7) works in every part (member) of the Body of Christ, to bring us to the measure of the stature of Christ (Ephesians 4:13, 16).
Click here to listen to session 3.
Points to think about
1. How often do you as an individual have fellowship with other believers?
2. Are you happy with your spiritual progress at this point of your life?
3. To what do you attribute how you feel spiritually?
4. Why do you think so many Christians fail to see the Church as a spiritual family?
5. How can we change that?
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The training objectives for this session are:-
To help you:
Discover that the Church was always in the plan of God before it ever came into being.
- Discover that the Church was prophesied and typified in the Old Testament.
- Discover that the temple of Solomon, in it's magnificence, was a type of the New Testament Church.
- Discover that every born again Christian is a living Stone in the spiritual temple built by the Spirit.
At the end of this session, you will discover that:
The character of the Church, which has been subverted into weakness, compromise and fear by the invasions of religious and fleshly mentalities, must be redefined according to biblical standards and returned to it's apostolic strength.
Click here to listen to session 4.
Points to think about
1. In what ways has God been working upon your life lately?
2. What, if any, do you think is the reason for these present dealings of God with you?
3. Do you think that the way we relate to one another in the Church can affect the moving of God's Spirit among us?
4. If the answer to the question above is yes, what can we do as individual believers to preserve the unity of the Body?
5. What would be your summary of tonight's teaching?
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The training objectives for this session are:-
To help you:
- Discover that Christ gives Himself back to the Church through His ministries.
- Discover that the Fivefold Ministries were never meant to be a 'Priestcraft'.
- Discover that God wants His people to be perfected (equipped) for service.
- Discover the keys to being perfected for service.
At the end of this session you will discover that:
Being gifted is not a substitute for character. It is not the gift that matters to God; it is the attitude and motivation of your heart that really matters to Him.
Click here to listen to session 5.
Points to think about
1. Do you think Elisha’s servant, Gehazi, could have done things differently instead of what he did - which in the end, cost him his ministry.
2. From what you have learned in this session, do you think God has been perfecting you for a particular area of ministry but you haven’t seen it that way?
3. Are there areas in your life that you feel would make you like Elisha’s servant?
4. Was there a time in your life when you felt God was teaching you something valuable through another person - irrespective of what they did to you - good or bad?
5. Will today’s lesson help you to see God at work in your life, at all times and in every circumstance?
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The training objectives for this session are:-
To help you:
- Discover what a team is – Definition.
- Discover why team ministry is important in the Church.
- Discover what a team does – Core Values.
- Discover what a team does not do - Scope.
- Discover the keys to succeeding as a team.
At the end of this session you will discover that:
The purpose of a team is to make strengths productive and weaknesses irrelevant.
Click here to listen to session 6.
Points to think about
1. How often do you function in a team?
2. What do you know about yourself that makes you a good or not so good team player?
3. Are you currently working with any team, in or outside of this local church?
4. Has that (working in a team) changed the person that you are, in any way?
5. What – if any – have you personally learned from this session?
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