Weeks 10 -20

This week be mindful and take stock in the year 2018 and what it was.

The challenge is to journal everyday this week about the past year. Once per day, try to recall the highlights, the low lights and God’s light and hand in 2018. Don’t make resolutions this week other than to grow with God in 2019.

Pray into the upcoming year and ask God to sift you of anything holding you back from operating in God’s perfect plan for your life. Take time to list out hopes and fears for 2019, so at the end of the year, you can asses the year that was.

Feel free to share any testimonies that God brings to your mind from 2018.

This week, be thankful, be helpful, put others first and be humble. This is a celebration of the birthday of THE KING and it’s all about HIM. Look for opportunities to serve like HIM, honor like HIM and above all else, LOVE like him. Refer to 1Corinthians Chapter 13 and apply these principals.

This time for year often brings out an ungrateful and selfish heart. Be the opposite and set the standard! BE A BLESSING no matter what others are acting or treating people like.

THIS WEEKS SCRIPTURE READING

Psalm 56-60

2 Corinthians 1-13

Nahum 1-3

This weeks challenge is to shovel a neighbors driveway.

If it hasn’t snowed, take the time to clear someone’s who may have not cleared from the last snow fall. Use this as an opportunity to get connected to a neighbor and share the love of Christ this week.

Often it is the little things that soften a persons heart and moves them to ask, WHY. Why is a great place to start understanding the love of Papa God.

THIS WEEK’S READING

This weeks Challenge, as listed in your syllabus is Wednesday's Kings banquet. We are living out Luke 14:15-24.

Take time before please read this parable.

Where possible, please wear white and black, and men please wear a tie. (exclude ties for those working in the kitchen.) This is a formal event.

After the banquet, we will be going to hand out full purses and wallets to a downtown mission.

THIS WEEKS READING

Psalm 45-50

This week’s challenge is to listen well.

Scripture says in James 1:19 “My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry”

So this week live this verse out. Meditate on what it means and how to apply it to your daily life. Give your opinion only when asked, make the focus of your conversations those whom you are talking to. In general, just be quieter. Don’t be easily offended. Ask questions so that you can hear from others.

For some of us this will actually be a very difficult challenge, and for others of us, this is just normal. Pray for the group this week that we may be hearers this week.