Session 1 - Sharing Your Story of Grace Deploy Session 1 - Sharing Your Story of Grace

Introductions Pair up and, for five minutes, get to know everything you can about the other person. At minimum, find out the following: Name Where they are from Family status (married, unmarried, children, etc.) How long have they been a follower of Christ? One unique talent, skill, hobby or characteristic.

Iron Men Expectations of a Disciple Own Your Circle of Influence (family, friends, community, workplace) lead a family devotional each week, share your grace story with three other men this year, invite/bring men to The Main Event Serve Others participate in one Potter’s Hands project/or equivalent per quarter, serve in The Chapel/your local church in an on-going basis Own Your Spiritual Formation Through Small Groups participate in/lead one of the IronMen small groups during the year, be spiritually accountable to someone. Own Your Personal Spiritual Formation establish a dedicated time at least 3x per week for prayer, Bible study, and scripture memorization

Deploy The purpose of the DEPLOY Bible Study is to provide a deeper understanding of key concepts and elements of the Christian faith. Our goal is to help you discover truth for yourself. You will explore scripture and observe what it says, interpret what it means, and apply each lesson to your life. This is not merely an academic exercise but one that promotes dynamic transformation!

Objective Understanding that you have a story to tell – One of grace and mercy One that is meant by God as an example for others to see One that points to the cross

Sharing Your Story of Grace If you are a follower of Christ, you have a story - a truly remarkable story. You have a story of God’s boundless love, of God’s amazing grace and of God’s endless mercy. Maybe you don’t think your story is all that exciting…yet, being transformed by Christ and following Him is the greatest story anyone could ever tell. You are part of His redemptive plan and mission! What could be more exciting? Not only do you have a story - you have a story to tell and live out.

Grace That Opens Eyes John 9:1-12

Grace That Crosses Cultures & Continents Acts 8:26-40

Your Story That Shines Matthew 5:13-16

Your Call to Action Matthew 9:35-38 Acts 1:7-8

Preparing Your Story of Grace Before I came to Christ… What led me to put my faith in Christ? After I came to Christ…

Sharing Your Story of Grace Application Points What is something new that you learned about God today? What is God telling you to do with this new knowledge? How can what you learned today help you in your daily life?

Sharing Your Story of Grace For next week… Write out your story of grace Share it with someone