1. Experiencing God

This Journey will help in experiencing God, and is a great first journey. It helps us move from attempting to earn God's favour, to experiencing God & live as heirs of His grace and love. 

A good question to ask yourself as you do this group is: 

​How are you becoming more aware of God’s presence and His love for you?

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Bible Passages for this journey:
​1. Luke 15:11-32
2. Ephesians 2:1-10
3. Luke 7:36-50
4. Luke 10:38-42
5. Luke 23:32-43
6. 1 Kings 19:3-13
7. Luke 18:9-14
8. Romans 8:1-2,11-17
9. John 3:1-17

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Each Journey Group session will involve the following sections...

1.  THANKFUL: 
What are you thankful for/celebrating this week?

2. ACCOUNTABILITY: 
How have you shared with someone else, what you learned last week?
How did your "I wills..." go? (See next sections)

3.  BIBLE DISCOVERY:

1. What does the Bible passage say? (Retell and read the passage out loud.)
2. How would you say that? (Retell in your own words.)
3. What do you need to do this week, following what you have just read? Craft a sentence starting, "I will..." 
4. What did you learn about God or Jesus? (optional extra)
5. What did you learn about yourself or humanity? (optional extra)

4.  SHARE: 
Who will you share this with?
5.  HELP: 
What is one challenge you are facing this week?
​Is there some way our group can help?
​Is there someone I can help outside my group?

Journeys of Growth:

1. Experiencing God
2. Community Transformation
3. Sacrificial Service
4. Authentic Relationships
5. Personal Transformation 
6. Generous Living 
7. ​Disciple-Making
8. Spiritual Responsiveness

We are all at different stages on each of these journeys, but in our mentoring we want to spur each other on further along the road. ​Click on the journey title to see the relevant bible passages to look at.

Reflection:
After your Journey, you may want to reflect on how you have grown in the following areas:

1. What are you celebrating from your journey group?
2. What have you learned about God or Jesus?
3. What have you learned about others?
4. What have you learned about the Bible?
5. What changes have you made to your life as a result of what you have read? 
6. Have you experienced any spiritual growth? If yes- what does this look like?

Deeper questions:

1. How are you becoming more aware of God’s presence and His love for you?
2. How are you seeking to grow in both the knowledge and grace of God?
3. How are you reflecting on and applying scripture (the Bible) in your everyday life?
4. How do you talk authentically with God?
5. What can you do to grow in these areas?