Integrated Discipleship Course
Building the kingdom, one heart at a time.
Lesson #1 - Introduction to the Gospel of Jesus.
Enrichment Exercises:
Scripture Meditation: Colossians 3:1-11
Begin by finding a comfortable sitting position and take a few deep breaths to slow yourself down and become present. Take a moment to pray and ask God to speak through the passage you're about to read.
Read the passage three times with a specific focus each time you read. As you read the passage, patiently wait for the Lord to speak to you through it.
First, listen. As you read the first time, listen for a word or phrase that stands out to you or that the Holy Spirit is impressing on you. Meditate on that word or phrase by repeating it to yourself, writing it down, or underlining it in your Bible.
Read the passage a second time, and give yourself space to ponder. Carefully ponder the word or phrase revealed to you. How do you feel about it? How does it specifically relate or connect to your life right now? Is this a single prayer or sentence that is coming out of how God is speaking through this word or phrase?
Read the passage again. Finally, pray. Pray into the Lord’s personal invitation from this passage. What is He inviting you to know, to become, or to do? In the silence, you can either ask for God’s grace to step into His invitation for you or simply sit in His presence and revealed truth. You may want to write down the invitation from the Lord.
Begin by finding a comfortable sitting position and take a few deep breaths to slow yourself down and become present. Take a moment to pray and ask God to speak through the passage you're about to read.
Read the passage three times with a specific focus each time you read. As you read the passage, patiently wait for the Lord to speak to you through it.
First, listen. As you read the first time, listen for a word or phrase that stands out to you or that the Holy Spirit is impressing on you. Meditate on that word or phrase by repeating it to yourself, writing it down, or underlining it in your Bible.
Read the passage a second time, and give yourself space to ponder. Carefully ponder the word or phrase revealed to you. How do you feel about it? How does it specifically relate or connect to your life right now? Is this a single prayer or sentence that is coming out of how God is speaking through this word or phrase?
Read the passage again. Finally, pray. Pray into the Lord’s personal invitation from this passage. What is He inviting you to know, to become, or to do? In the silence, you can either ask for God’s grace to step into His invitation for you or simply sit in His presence and revealed truth. You may want to write down the invitation from the Lord.