Table of Contents
1 Making the Most of My God Times
2 Making the Most of My Group Times
Project A Making the Most of My Time
Project B Appendix C: “Barnabas Group Project”
Project C Appendix E: “Testing My Spiritual Power”
Project D Appendix G: “The Nine Powers of God, the Spirit, and the Spirit-Controlled Christian”
Project E Counting My Blessings
7 God’s Love Through God’s People
Project F Experiencing God’s Love through God’s People
Project G Comparing Christ
10 Jesus is Your Real Identity
12 Loving False Gods Rejects the Real God
13 Cursed are Those Who Worship People
14 You are Filled through Christ
Project H Facing My Idols
Appendix A P.O.W.E.R. Plan for God Times
Appendix B P.O.W.E.R. Plan for Barnabas Groups
Appendix C Barnabas Group Project
Appendix D Memory Verses for the FOUNDATIONS Study
Appendix E Testing My Spiritual Power
Appendix F An Outline of the Christian Essentials & The “Transformation Triangle”
Appendix G The Nine Powers of God, the Spirit, & the Spirit-Controlled Christian
Appendix H The Seven Types of Faith in Scripture (optional reading)
Appendix I The Seven Emotional Needs of Humans
Appendix J Recommended Resources for Further Study
Appendix B
“P.O.W.E.R. Plan” for Barnabas Group
≈ 80 minutes
Praise for your Dad’s character and blessings (≈5 minutes):
- What do you want to thank your Dad for this week? How has your Dad answered your prayers?
- Take turns thanking Him for these things now.
Openness about any negative emotions (≈15 min.):
- Are there bad emotions you have been struggling with this week including anger, worry, discouragement, or lust?
- If so, what were you believing that made you feel that way?
- What would be truth from Jesus that would set you free from these feelings?
Word from your Dad (≈45 min.):
- Ask one another how consistent and encouraging your God Times have been this week.
- Take turns answering the questions at the beginning and end of the chapters assigned this week in the Christians Essentials study.
- What did you learn from any Projects you were assigned this week?
- Recite your verses for this week. A list can be found in Appendix C.
Entreaties and prayer for yourself and others (≈10 min.):
- What are 2-3 specific things you are asking, seeking, and knocking for God to do in your life right now?
- What family and friends can you pray Eph 3:14-19 for?
- Who do you know that needs Christ in their life and you can pray for?
- Take turns praying for each other.
Resolutions to your Dad (≈5 min.):
- Are there any actions you want to pursue because of your discussion?
- Is there anything you would like your group to hold you accountable to this week?
- How did you do with any commitments last week?