DCL 5.6 Inspiration | Relentless

Outline of Session

• Mother Teresa
• Fully Committed Hearts
• Receiving God’s Call
• Leading Through Obstacles
• Surviving Spiritual Dry Spells
• Carte Blanche Yieldedness

Conference Session by Bill Hybels.

(Try and make space to watch this video in one sitting)

DISCUSSION

1.  Personal Reflection: Write down the key insight from this session that you can personally take away.

2.  Bill described a mental picture he had of a radar screen in heaven, surveying the earth for those people whose hearts were truly yielded to God.

• Honestly reflect on this question: Am I the kind of person who is lighting up the radar screens in heaven by my yieldedness — my willingness to do God’s bidding no matter what without delay? Journal your thoughts in the space below.
• Identify one thought or insight you feel comfortable sharing with your team, and then do so.

3.  Mother Teresa received a clear calling from God to serve the poorest of the poor in the slums of Calcutta. Have you ever sensed a clear calling from God?

Yes                       No

If you answered Yes, work through the questions below.

• How have you responded to that call? Describe your response below.
• Now that you’ve experienced this session, what actions are you going to take? Write your action steps below.

If you answered No, work through the question below.

• Bill said that there is a direct correlation between carte-blanche yieldedness and receiving a fresh assignment from God. Spend time in prayer, offering God your yielded heart and asking for a fresh assignment. If you wish, write out your prayer.

4.  Bill said that most leaders eventually experience an era when it seemed like a dream had almost died, and it’s during this phase that God does some of His most purifying and deepening work.

• Do you as a team, church, ministry, or organisation have any dreams or callings that seem in danger of dying? Discuss them together, and list them on a flipchart or in the space below.

 
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