Steps in the Dance of Divine – Human Cooperation
“I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.” John 14:12 Co-operating with the Spirit changes us from passive bystanders into active participants with God in the great drama of redemption
Raising Lazarus – a case study John 11:1-44
Love provides the context Recognizing God’s kairos time Faith opening the door to God’s activity Jesus giving the command and the miracle Jesus – fully God and fully human
Identifying the dance steps
Dance steps of dynamic cooperation Divine love drawing us into participation Intercessory prayer; inviting God’s engagement Faith clothed in obedience Receiving Divine guidance Spiritual discernment Welcoming the gifts and manifestations of the Spirit Seeing and responding to kairos moments
Kairos moments in chronos time