Use these for group work, or to assist your personal reflection.
- Discuss in your groups what it means to be a ‘victim’ of other people’s sin? How does God help us?
- What does this passage of scripture teach you about angels? In what sense are angels real? Are they an apparition of God?
- Share within your group any occasions in which you believe that God had ‘seen’ you in a special way, or you have ‘seen’ God.
Use the programme which can be found on the link ‘discipleship challenges’. The ‘worksheet’ will help you follow through anything you feel is right to take up. The following notes are for your interest and consideration.
Personal comment: I fear that many people who believe in God do not come to church because they are victims of those who have preached a false Gospel which does not tell people the truth about Jesus. I find this troubling, but have to accept that God is in control of what He is doing in His church, and such matters can be sorted out, although it does not seem like this to me at times. I know that I need to exercise greater faith!
Ideas for discipleship programme
- If you have felt you are the victim of the sins of someone else, reflect on what happened and ask yourself whether you have dealt with this fully or whether the consequences of what happened still affect you. How can you let God redeem the situation?
- Go for a long walk and pray to the Lord asking Him to reveal Himself to you in new ways. If you have become distant from the Lord, ask Him to help you turn again to Him
Thank You, Jesus, for peace.
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May I be a person of peace.
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May I be an agent of peace.
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May I bear the fruit of peace.
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Through You who are my Peace.
AMEN
