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OVERCOMERS - Part Nine
Overcoming Rejection
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7.45pm-9.30pm
WELCOME
(15mins): Warmly
welcome everyone, introducing newcomers.
ICEBREAKER: Ask each person to think of a different
feeling one has
When
they are rejected (eg. Hurt, isolated) and an image
That
goes along with it – (eg. Isolated may cause the image
Of a person alone on a
desert island). Ask each one to share.
WORSHIP (30
mins): Ask
the worship leader to choose songs on being accepted by
The
Lord. (eg. I’m Accepted, I’m Forgive, I believe in Jesus)
WORD (45 mins) : Read through
the material (OP5) together - the facilitator should
ask
different individuals to read different sections and
relevant
verses.
After
each point allow a discussion time asking individuals
to share
their own experiences.
End the
time by asking each person if they have faced unresolved
Rejection.
Answer to
Ps 69:20 – Jesus died of a BROKEN HEART – water and
Blood only
come out like that when the heart is ruptured.
Pray for
each other in the light of the above.
WORKS (15mins): The last 15 mins
are the most importance ones! Take time
praying
for non-believers and people with problems. Pray for
your area and for your country and
surrounding nations.
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OVERCOMERS –PART Nine
Member’s
Sheet
Read
the following: “The breakdown of the
human family today has caused rejection to be a major problem. God designed
that we should have love, protection and care in the family. As a child is born
into a home he is weak and defenseless. He depends upon his family to surround
and defend him. When there is a breakdown in the human family, there are
profound emotional and personality effects in the lives of the children
involved. It is a fact that a child that has been brought up in a loving
atmosphere and home faces all consequent relationships with confidence and
security. But one who has felt rejection at childhood will grow up being
defensive , fearful and suspicious about all other relationships. Rejection can
come to us in a number of different ways , both in childhood and adulthood.”
Discuss
some of the ways rejection can come to us ….
Read
Proverbs 18:8 – What kind of rejection is mentioned here ? What are the results
? Discuss.
Pschology
tells us that there are three parental attitudes which are necessary for a
secure and wholesome personality – acceptance, affection and approval. Any lack
of these will be interpreted as rejection. This rejection can result
indifferent consequences – discuss these consequences under the following three
headings….
(1)
Spiritually
(2)
Physically
(3)
Emotionally
If
you have been rejected God knows all about it. He knows how you feel deep down
inside. He understands the wounds and the hurts and he wants to minister to
these – Read Isaiah 53:3-4 and comment…
Read
the following verses and discuss what they say about our rejection. What do
they have in common ? – 1 Peter 2:7; John 1:11; Mark 8:31; Matthew 26:56 and
Matthew 27:46
Jesus
was constantly rejected – the greatest rejection He suffered was when He was
abandoned by His Father for three dark hours upon the Cross. The Bible says
that He was made perfect through sufferings – He qualified as a Saviour and a
sympathetic Mediator because He suffered those things which we feel so
strongly, and can minister to us today.
Read
Psalm 69:20 about how Jesus died … water and blood flowing out together tells
us He died of what ?
What
words did Jesus say at the commecement of His ministry (read Luke 4:18) ? Who does Jesus want to heal ?
Read
Matthew 20:29-34 – why did Jesus ask the question in verse 32 and how does it
relate to the problem of rejection ? Discuss.
What
vital key to inner healing is contained in the parable in Matthew 18:21-35 ?
In
what ways can inner healing be ministered to us ?
Why
is it important to ask God for a spirit of meekness after we have been released
from rejection ? Discuss and then pray for each other to be delivered from
rejection.
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