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    Pilgrim Heart Group Guide
    Pilgrim Heart Group Guide
    Pilgrim Heart Group Guide
    Ebook162 pages57 minutes

    Pilgrim Heart Group Guide

    By Angi Brenton

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    A 16-week, chapter-by-chapter guide suitable for a quarterly study in a Bible class or small group.A weekend retreat guide, complete with schedule and activities.A complete guide for a 40-day congregational study.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLeafwood Publishers
    Release dateJul 29, 2013
    ISBN9780891129417
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      Pilgrim Heart Group Guide - Angi Brenton

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      THE CALL TO A WORLDLY SPIRITUALITY

      Key idea: Many Christians have experienced a division of mind and body. For them spirituality is an isolated intellectual quest, rather than a physical and communal way of life. In authentic Christianity, we travel on our Christian pilgrimage in community by design. Often we engage in a set of Christian practices before we develop the theology to explain or undergird them.

      COMMUNITY CONVERSATION

      Darryl writes: In most cases, Christian practices come first and Christian beliefs follow. (p. 23). For you, what early Christian practices have shaped your theology (view of God) and your faith?

      Discuss the various communities you have been a part of—family, college, church, small groups, on-line discussion groups, friends, clubs, civic organizations, work groups. Which have had the greatest impact on your spiritual development and why?

      Think of spiritual practices in which you engage at church and in your daily life: prayer, Bible reading, singing and listening to music, partaking in communion, meditation, and others. Classify each practice as to whether, for you, it is a communal or privatized spiritual practice. Do you find on balance that more of your spiritual life is practiced in community or individually?

      What is the difference in knowing about God and knowing God (p. 25). Do you feel you know God? If so, what experiences have helped in making the transition from knowing about God to knowing God?

      INCARNATIONAL PRACTICE

      Form or join a small group. This could be a Bible study group, a Christian fellowship group, or a prayer group (or some combination of the three). If you are already part of a group, seek to find others in your church or circle of friends who are not part of a small group and invite them to join you. Start your group with a communal meal together. Talk about what you hope to gain from being part of the group, or what your present group means to you.

      Deepen the commitment level of your small group. Be willing to be open to one another, expressing doubts, fears, failings, and temptations. Become accountable to one another. Be willing to sacrifice for one another (even as the early Christians were willing to share all things with one another). Be willing to accept responsibility for the physical and spiritual needs of your group members.

      Take a spiritual practice that for you has been an individual activity. Perhaps you have traditionally observed the Lord's Supper in silent introspection, or have prayed alone silently. Seek or create an opportunity for a more communal spiritual practice in this area. Do a chain prayer in your small group. Celebrate communion in a group where you talk about the meaning of the symbols and celebrate your redemption by Christ.

      JOURNEY ACTIVITY

      Talk about (or write about in a journal) the start of your faith journey. What were early activities or experiences that formed or shaped your faith? Could you draw a graphic image of the starting point of your journey? Share these with your small group.

      PRAYER

      Father God, thank you for creating us in your image as people of community, and for giving us dear fellow travelers on our journey. Father, we earnestly desire to know you. Help us in this study to grow closer to you and to become like you in the ways we live in this world.

      2

      THE BLESSING OF BODY AND SOUL

      Key idea: We should reject the dualism that separates the body from the spirit and embrace a concept of spirituality that is constituted and expressed through particular physical activity and practices.

      COMMUNITY CONVERSATION

      Discuss the various connotations you have for the word body. Do you note tensions or contradictions among the various meanings?

      Think of someone you consider very spiritual. What makes him/her so to you?

      What do you think of as you partake of the bread during communion?

      Do you believe we will be raised in our physical bodies in the resurrection? What scriptural support do you find for your views? You might read Romans 8:23, I Corinthians 15: 12-57 and Phillipians 3:21 to give you a start to your discussion. What are some of the implications for you?

      How do we integrate and harmonize the two ideas that flesh is evil and our bodies are the temple of God's spirit?

      What does Darryl mean when he says that he had an underdeveloped creation theology but a robust understanding of sin, redemption and eternal judgment. (p. 23). Can you relate to this imbalance? What does it mean to our spiritual walk when we embrace a stronger creation theology, and realize that God created the physical world and our bodies and declared it good?

      INCARNATIONAL PRACTICE

      Work on integrating spirituality into every day activities this week—washing dishes, showering, taking care of children, exercise, work routines. As an example,

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