1. Biblically Processing Life
MINISTRY
Introduction –
Object Lesson – Troubleshooting
The value of troubleshooting and how it applies to life.
Troubleshooting computers.
many of you call me to help you sort out computer problems.
What do I do but start down a series of steps to understand what the issue is and sort out a legitimate solution.
How many of you have situations arise in life?
What if we could show you a series of steps to help you troubleshoot life?
By learning to troubleshoot life we will (next slide)
Course 2
Session 1
Biblically Processing Life
Introduction

2. Learning to Process Life
Honing skills
______ ____ so that your
____ and ____ will recognize
the work God is doing
in ____ ____ and
in the ____ __ ______.
Slide information
The place where I learned this set of troubleshooting skills at was the wilderness.
The reason: the wilderness is…(Next Slide)
eyes ears
your life
lives of others

3. Real life Concentrated Real Responses Real Communication
Life in the Wilderness
Real life Concentrated
Real Responses
Real Communication
Real Amplified Growth
Real life concentrated – situations arise that are unexpected.
You are with people, people you like and people you may not like.
Its unpredictable
Its really happening.
Its really demanding
Real Responses – usually in the wilderness your responses are in the rawest form.
you are physically challenged
emotionally challenged
Socially challenged
Spiritually challenged
Real Communication – my own
Others with me
God given leaders
Real Amplified Growth – People really grow as a result of a week in the wilderness –
it’s like green house growth it can happen in a much quicker time because of the concentrated influences.
Wilderness is a way of removing you from normal life with the purpose of growth.
The Algonquin wilderness is not the ONLY place where this concentrated growth happens. (Next slide)

4. Genesis 37:1-4 Life 37:18-28 Unpredictable 39:1-18 Life
Biblical Wilderness
Genesis
37: Life
37: Unpredictable
39: Life
39: Unpredictable
“But always in the hand of God.”
God ordained wilderness trips (sometimes lasting a lifetime)
Genesis
Lets look at the process of life in the Biblical example.

5. Processing Real Life Experiencing situations
Responding to those situations
Communicating with others
Making decisions
Experiencing situations
Responding to those situations
Communicating with others
Making decisions
(Next Slide)

6. Biblically Processing Life
What if I could learn to process life Biblically?
I could see the experiences through God’s eyes.
My responses were Christ-like.
My communication included God’s Word.
My decisions were conduits for conformity to Christ.
What if I could learn to process life Biblically?
What would that look like?
That’s the goal of the next these sessions (Next Slide)

7. The Goal Be able to __________ process every moment of life Biblically
as it relates __ ________ to be _________
to the _____ ___ _______ .
Biblically
to learning
conformed
image of Christ

8. MINISTRY
Reconnaissance