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In case you missed it. Here is the video from this week's boot.

Also here are the materials we used for our small group time.

1.     Everyone in the group should take secret mission card that reflects their current stage of discipleship and spend 10 minutes working through it on their own. You may not have all the exact answers and that is ok because some of these things rely on other people. But still put down your best guesses. And if you have to change them later, that is fine. The more specific you can get with these things, the more likely you are to accomplish them.

If you do not complete filling out your card tonight, that is ok. Just try and finish it by the end of next week so you have time to accomplish your goals. If you finish early please sit quietly and wait for everyone else to finish.

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Secret Mission Cards


Observer
Your mission should you choose to accept it is to find ways to spend time with people who believe in Jesus and to initiate a conversation or two about Jesus. We’ll start you off.

Pick one of your friends who believes in Jesus and is about your age?
Make a plan to have a conversation with them about believing in Jesus.
            Where will you meet? (It needs to be a place where you can sit and talk for a little bit like at your house, at a coffee shop, etc.)
            I will try and set a time and date with this person before ___________________
            Come up with three questions you would like to ask them about what it is like to believe in Jesus or why they believe what they do. The point is not to debate or put them on he spot, but to listen to them.
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List three things that you have observed about this person that you think are cool.Share these with them during your conversation.
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Now write out, in three sentences or less, how you will ask them to meet. What will you say?

Seeker
Your mission should you choose to accept it is to identify some questions you have, to investigate the answers and to pray them.

So what are your top three questions that have thus far prevented you from belief?
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3.
           
            List three reliable sources that you think you might be able to use to find answers to these questions. If you use people, write their names. We want to be specific here.
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            Now determine how much time you will spend seeking out these answers.
            I will spend _______________ per day or week (circle one) researching these questions.
            Alright, now to pray the questions. This is what I want you to do. Say, “God, I have some questions.” Read your questions above, then say “Amen.” Then pause in silence for about a  minute. Don’t move. Don’t speak. Do that everyday between now and the next boot.

Believer
Your mission should you choose to accept it is to practice a spiritual discipline. This basically means you will create and maintain a special habit over the next couple of months.

So first, you have to pick what you will do and this can be anything as long as it is kind of unusual for you, that you do it alone, that you do it regularly and it is focused on connecting with God.  So reading the Bible, Praying, Journaling, drawing, playing worship music, silence, taking a walk outside, etc… So what is it going to be?

How much time will you devote to this activity? __________per day or week (circle one)

When will it happen?

Now, you want to make sure to remind yourself to do it. You can do that by setting an alarm on your phone, by associating it with something you do everyday, or something that happens everyday. What is your reminder?

Now who is going to make sure you keep it up? Write their name down.

Tell that person what you are doing and have them check up on you regularly.

Worker
Your mission should you choose to accept it is to meet the needs of three people you know.

Think of three people you know personally that need something. (Don’t limit it to people who need what you know that you can provide). What do they need?
1.
            Needs
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            Needs
3.
            Needs

Are any of these needs things that you can meet fairly easily? Make a plan to do so within the next month.
            When will you supply them with what they need, How often, How will you get there, etc.
Are any of them things that it would be harder to provide?That you might need help with?
            Who could you ask to help you?
            How can you gather the resources to help this person?
            How long do you think it would take to make it happen?
            When are you going to start?
Are there any needs that are impossible to address?
            What are some other ways you will help that person?

Discipler
Your mission should you choose to accept it is to meet with a friend who is an observer or seeker four times over the next two months. The goal is not to convince them of your view or reach the “right” answer but just to discuss possible answers to one difficult question every session.

These are the questions:
What is Christianity?
Do all religions lead to God?
Is there any real right and wrong?
Why do we exist or what is our purpose?

Let your friend know the questions ahead of time. Each of you should wrestle with the questions, beforehand. Look at what the Bible says. Talk with your friend about them. Challenge them. Let them challenge you. Wrestle with their answers or their guesses. Don’t be afraid of truth. Again the goal here is listening and wrestling.

Who will you meet with?
Where will you meet?
When will you meet?
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2.     Say, “Does anyone want to share anything that they just wrote down? Or a concern you might have with your secret mission?”

Take prayer requests and pray.

3.     Let’s spend the rest of our time together playing a game.
Pass out 3 blank cards to each person. Say, “We are going to play a game called cards. On the cards I handed you you will create a card to be played in this game. It needs a title and an action. Be creative with the title. The action could be anything. The could award points, take points away or affect gameplay. They can specify how they can be played or they can leave that up to interpretation.”

Collect the cards that have been made and shuffle them in with 3 additional blank cards per player. Everyone will get 4 cards and gameplay will begin with the player to your left. They will draw a card and then play a card.

If you have a blank card in your hand you can create a new card but try not to holdup the game with it.  

Gameplay will follow whatever cards are played until you run out of cards, time or someone is declared a winner. If there is still time, each person can pick 1 card that was their favorite to keep for the next time you play cards.









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