Unbinding your Heart at Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
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This document describes an event called "Unbinding Your Heart" taking place at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd during Lent. It is a 40-day prayer journey intended to help parishioners walk more closely with Jesus and experience spiritual transformation through prayer, fasting, self-examination and small group meetings. Participants are encouraged to commit to daily prayer and one small group meeting per week to get to know God more deeply and grow as individuals and as a parish community.
Unbinding your Heart at Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
- 1. . . . the rest of the story
- 2. Make this place your home. What does this mean to you?
- 3. Lenten season • A 2me to walk more closely with Jesus by following in his footsteps – Prayer, fas2ng & self-‐ denial – with self-‐examina2on, repentance, and reading and medita2ng on God’s word • Is there a way to connect all these steps?
- 4. Unbinding Your Heart E-‐vent for Lent February 17-‐March 31
- 5. What is Unbinding Your Heart?
- 6. Community in prayer • 40 day prayer journey – Our soul focus as a Parish through Lent • Walk more closely with Jesus by following in his footsteps • To get to know God • To grow individually and as a Parish = Spiritual Transforma2on
- 7. How to experience God more deeply SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION LESSON
- 9. Add the “sweet” stuff
- 10. Add some “heart” fire
- 11. 3 in 1 = Spiritual Smores!
- 12. A Trinity of Rela2onships Rela2onships with God Rela2onships with people Rela2onships outside the between church church members
- 13. How it works for us Prayer Team Wednesday night – Sermon & Potluck Adult Small Youth Children Group Teams
- 14. What is the 2me commitment? • 1 small group mee2ng / week – Approximately 1 hour 15 minute study group – Pray every day • Daily lesson (15-‐20 minutes) • Congrega2onal prayer • OPTIONAL (but recommended) – Wednesday night – Sunday forma2on class
- 15. Why should I do it? • You will grow – As a person – In spiritual connec2on with the parish – As a beacon of light in the community
- 16. What if I say no? • It’s ok You can s2ll: • par2cipate in Wednesday night potluck and stay for the 6:30 PM service • come to forma2on classes • come to church!
- 17. What if I say yes? • Expect to know God more in2mately • Expect change in your life • Expect more connec2on in the church and in the community
- 19. THE PROCESS
- 20. February 17 -‐ March 31 THE WEEKLY SCHEDULE
- 21. Let’s get started! • Come LIGHT your spiritual fire with us • Bring family, friends or someone who would like to join a small group team
- 22. Small group teams • Sign up today! – See Brooke Forsyth 7 AM Tuesday mornings – Kathy Wall 10 AM Tuesday mornings – Mark and Caroline Gilje 7 PM Tuesday nights – Mickey Harrison 7 PM Wednesday nights – Other 2me? Let us know!
- 23. Let’s get started! • Wednesday nights during Lent – Potluck Supper 6 – 6:30 PM – E-‐vent Sermon 6:30 – 7 PM – Mickey’s small group team 7 PM – 8:15 PM
- 24. Episcopal)Church)of)the)Good)Shepherd) Unbinding Your Heart February)17)–)March)31) Sign)Up)Today!) See)Brooke)Forsyth,)Mickey) Harrison,)Mark)&)Caroline)Gilje)or) Kathy)Wall)for)details)or)visit) goodshepherdec.org) )
- 25. Follow us • goodshepherdec.org – Tab: Unbinding Your Heart • www.facebook.com/goodshepherdec • twiker.com/goodshepherdEC
- 26. Make this place your home. And share it with people who need to hear the Good News!
- 27. to be con2nued with YOUR story . . . Prepared by Pamela Evans Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd Annual mee2ng – 1/27/13