1. Issachar Coaching Cluster Abiding In Christ Claiming God’s Armor Year 1 Session 3

2. What is your favorite animal and why?

3. How are you coming with your Evangelism Prayer List? How has God blessed you since we last met? Prayer

4. A primary objective of the WPA District is to produce Growing Spirit-filled Christ-like Servant Leaders at every level in the District.

5. Growing Spirit-filled Christ-like Servant Leader(ship) Core Competencies Model

6. Abiding In Jesus Christ Competencies: 1-Growing in Intimacy with Christ 2-Crucifying Self 3-Claiming God’s Armor 4-Exercising Spiritual Disciplines 5-Practicing Sacred Pathways

7. Claiming God’s Armor Eph 6:11-18 “Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

8. Claiming God’s Armor Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,

9. Claiming God’s Armor and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

10. Claiming God’s Armor And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.” NIV

11. Claiming God’s Armor What are some of the unique aspects and functions of each piece of armor?

12. Claiming God’s Armor Which element of God’s armor could you better utilize for divine protection from the evil one?

13. Claiming God’s Armor Which element of God’s armor could you better utilize to become an even more effective and powerful offensive weapon in our Heavenly Father’s hand?

14. Claiming God’s Armor How does “Praying in the Spirit” fit into God’s provision for battle?

15. Expressions of Claiming God’s Armor Daily claiming each piece of God’s Armor Praying daily over family members & appropriating God’s armor

16. Resources for Claiming God’s Armor Victory Over the Darkness- Anderson The Bondage Breaker- Anderson Binding and Loosing- Foster The Christian in Complete Armor- Gurnall

17. Key Principle The Cost of Change

18. What are some implications of being transformed into the image and likeness of Jesus (Rom 8:29ff) and people’s overall resistance to change? Is it possible to remain the same and grow in Christ-likeness?

19. Key Principle: The Cost of Remaining the Same (Slow Death) must be greater than the Cost of the Change plus the First Steps of Change or change will not occur!!!

20. Cost of Remaining the Same (Slow Death) Cost of the Change(s) Plus 1 st Steps of the Change

21. Medical Illustration: Doctor: “Loose 40 pounds or you’ll have a heart attack w/in 12 to 18 months Man: “I’ll start tomorrow, NOT”

22. 18 Months Later- Man is in ER with a mild heart attack Doctor: “Loose the 40 lbs or this time next year I’ll be dating your lovely wife!!! Not really, but someone will be!” Man: “So my choices are stay the same and die or loose weight and live?

23. Statistically- At this point, the average American male changes his diet and begins exercising. Cost of remaining the same, slow death, outweighs the Cost of Change!!!

24. THE REST OF THE STORY Statistically- Within two years, 85% of men revert back to former patterns of behavior and leave a widow for someone to date! Change is Hard!!

25. Biblical Illustration The Children of Israel faced genocide in Egypt. Yet, when God delivers them out of Egypt, what you they say when faced with challenges in the desert? Change is Hard!!

26. Are We Willing (Motivated) to Change? Are We Able (Skill) to Change?

27. Expressions of Change Regular Reflection on experiences to form concepts & apply learnings Discuss change principles & learnings with coach/mentor

28. Resources for Change Leading Congregational Change- Leading Change- Kotter My Iceburg is Melting- Kotter Deep Change- Quin

29. In Clusters: 1) Review Last Month’s SMART Goals 2) On a 1 to 10 how are you doing at daily claiming your spiritual provision? What is sustaining you at that level? What might lift you to the next level of Christ-like living? 3)What has the Holy Spirit brought to your attention that your triad partners can assist you in exploring? 4) SMART Goals for the next 30 days

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