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Keeping Hope Alive :: Part 5 :: Going Out on a Limb Here! | Ryan Howell :: May 15, 2022
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What’s the Issue Anyway?
We all can get ___________________.
Certainty is the friend of _______________ and the enemy of ____________.
What Wisdom does Peter’s Story offer us?
Peter’s life is a portrait of _______________ growth.
Peter needed to learn about two ways of ____________. (Mark 8:33)
Acts 10:13-47 Peter’s Epiphanic Moment
The Spirit of God was causing Peter to ____________ what he knew about God. (17) When traditions become exclusions, we need a _______________ vision.
Peter’s _______________ is the start of his spiritual growth. (23)
Peter had to accept that his idea of God was ____________. (29)
Don’t Miss This!
Hope for the Gentiles _______________ Peter to grow spiritually.
How can I live this out in my everyday, normal life?
Your Spiritual growth is not your _______________ _______________. Your Spiritual growth follows ____________ and ___________________.
“You do not think yourself into new ways of acting, you act yourself into new ways of thinking.”
Regularly go out on a _________.
How does this make me a better person and the world a better place?
Spiritual Growth produces wisdom with ____________.
What is God inviting you into today?
- Take a few minutes this week and explore the differing Contemplative practices.
- Read Acts 10 this week.
- Take a few moments this week and engage with this writing prompt, “I used to believe that....”
Thought-provoking questions:
- Can you think of a time when you were so certain you were right, then found out that you were wrong? Describe your physical response to being wrong?
- Do you think it was easy for Peter to set aside his beliefs about God showing partiality or creating things unclean? Why or why not?
- What was your religious environment growing up? How was spiritual growth talked about? What were the signs of a spiritually mature person?
- Take a few minutes and explore the Tree of Contemplative Practices. What limbs do you think you would enjoy climbing out on? How would you apply the tree to your Christian faith?
- Think of a person who exemplified wisdom and humility in your life. How did they make you feel when you were with them?