SESSION 1 (2022)

Written By Ashley Herr

READING

  • EHD: Introduction - The Difficult Journey to Move beyond Shallow Discipleship (13)

  • EHD: Chapter 1 - The Four Failures that Undermine Deep Discipleship (23)

  • EHD: Chapter 2 - The Emotionally Healthy Discipleship Personal Assessment (9)

  • EHS: Chapter 1 - The Problem of Emotionally Unhealthy Spirituality (29)

  • EHS: Appendix B - Defining Emotional Health and Completive Spirituality (6)

  • DFL: Introduction - Formed by a Shallow World (18)

  • 1 Samuel 15

PREPARING

  • Complete the Emotionally Healthy Discipleship Personal Assessment online, print results, email them to Pastor Ashley.

  • Read and agree to the Syllabus, specifically the commitments section

  • Respond to the following questions in the REFLECTING section in your journal regarding 1 Samuel 15 (EHS-WB, p18-19)

  • Watch or listen to “2 Ways” from Matthew 7:13-14 from The Sermon on the Mount on August 15, 2021

REFLECTING

Reflect on the following questions regarding 1 Samuel 15, writing in your journal:

  • In verse 11, what do you notice about God and Samuel’s response to Saul’s failure to fully obey?

  • How does this differ from Saul’s response in verse 12-13?

  • Reread verses 12 and 24. What might have been going on beneath the surface of Saul’s life (iceberg) that he was unaware of?

  • Reread verses 22-23. Describe in your own words how Samuel explains Saul’s disobedience.

  • List one or two examples of how you go through the motion of making “burnt offerings” and “sacrifices” rather than obeying the word of the Lord (e.g., acting or speaking from fear of what others think, or being one person at church and another person at work or home, or not having a place in your life to be still and listen to the Lord)?

  • Note the seriousness of verse 23a. What positive step(s) could Saul have taken to become aware of his own iceberg and hear God in his situation? What might be one positive step for you?

Reflect on the following questions regarding the reading, writing in your journal:

  • What challenges are you facing that are keeping you from slowing your life down in order to be with God and preventing you from experiencing God’s presence more regularly?

  • What is the biggest challenge you face in being still and silent before the Lord each and every day?

  • What things are worrying and upsetting you as you begin this day? What are you angry about, sad about, or afraid of today? Come back to this question as frequently as you can in your journal. What themes or patterns are you noticing?

  • What fears are you carrying that you can release to your Abba Father today?

  • What is one step you can take today to quiet the noise in order to listen more attentively to the voice of Jesus and slow down in order to live more faithfully to the way of Jesus? Come back to this question each week if possible.

  • Identify three of the the ten symptoms of emotionally unhealthy spirituality, as described in Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, that you most relate to and write a self-diagnosis of each symptom.

CONNECTING

  • What about The Way has you most excited?

  • What about The Way has you most nervous?

CENTERING

  • Apostles’ Creed

DISCUSSING

  • 4 Fundamental Failures of Discipleship (EHD)

  • Emotionally Unhealthy Spirituality (EHS)

REVEALING

  • Pastor Robin: 1 Samuel 15

REFLECTING

  • Questions will be asked during our time together

PRACTICING

  • Worshiping, living life, and serving together

PUBLISHED: Friday, November 19th, at 5:01 PM

UPDATED: Friday, January 7th, at 7:39PM

Ashley Herr
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