I Love My Shepherd 15 – Building Genuine Relationship through Genuine Questions

Opening spiritual conversations through asking questions about things that matter -

 

Interesting blog on the origin of the Diogenes Laertius proverb/quote 

https://sententiaeantiquae.com/2016/05/15/two-ears-one-mouth-hunting-a-proverb-from-zeno-to-pauls-mom/

 

Churchless - https://www.amazon.com/Churchless-Understanding-Todays-Unchurched-Connect/dp/1496411463/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1497377289&sr=8-1&keywords=churchless

 

What do you care about?

• combating apathy

• every cares about something

• what do we care about? Family? Success? Learning? Community? Recreation? Spiritual things, not spiritual things...people care or are passionate about all different things!

• be careful not to make judgements about what the individual says, just hear what they care about

 

What is important to you?

• in the day to day

• what would you miss in your day if you didn't have it?

   

Who do you get support from?

• who gives you support in what you need each day?

• What genuine friendships do you have? Family relationships?

• Support as part of the work of the Church

 

What experiences have shaped you?

• where do we get our ideas and suggestions from?

• Who has been impactful in your life?

 

 

For church members:

Who is hurting?

• Jesus reaches out to the hurting, constantly looks for the hurting around him

• Feeding of the 5000 example, Matthew 14:13-21

• Who's hurting in your community locally?

• Who's hurting in your family?

• Who is hurting in the world? On the news? On the internet?

 

 

How can we help you bring Christ with you?

• mini-churches being the church in the world

• Jesus before Pilate – John 18:28-40

• God invites us to ask questions of Him

• Psalm 5:1-3

   

Challenge: Are we willing to ask questions that we don't have a definite answer for or we may not like the answer to?

 

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