Be Blessed to Be a Blessing
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Thursdays ✦ 7:30—9:00 pm ✦ January 7—February 11More information may be placed here as the weeks progress.
Session 1 – January 7 – Fortified by God Based on the Chalice Press book by Chris Altrock, Ten-Minute Transformation: Small Spiritual Steps that Revolutionize Your Life, introduce a 40-day 10-minutes per day set of spiritual activities to help focus on Jesus’ vision of our life based on the teachings of the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5-7. Also, reflect on God’s promise to bless our efforts with gifts of the Holy Spirit based on Isaiah 11:2-3 as interpreted by St. Thomas Aquinas. Session 2 – January 14 – Gifted by God Based on Don Clifton’s work, Strengths Finder 2.0, by Tom Rath from Gallup, summary of finding and applying your strengths and honoring the strengths of others. Session 3 – January 21 – Reflecting the Character of God Discuss the fruit of the Spirit from Galatians 5:22-23. How these qualities reflect the character of God. Discuss the challenges of these qualities in practical applications. Session 4 – January 28 – Know Yourself, Know Others Introduction to the Enneagram, an ancient art of discovering your nature. Brief overview of how the Enneagram could be used and applied to know yourself at a deeper level. Summary of the nine Enneagram points. Session 5 – February 4 – Purposed to Serve Review of the spiritual gifts as presented by Paul in his Letters. The gifts are grouped into three categories: Evangelical, Intercessory, and Empowering. Session 6 – February 11 – To Be a Blessing Based on United Church of Christ outreach programs, 3 Great Loves and Be a Blessing. Creative ideas to spark your own path to impact and transform our world through God’s love. Reminder of the importance of sharing our stories. |