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Courage Crossing Study Sheet

SECRETS OF STAYING POWER

2 Corinthians 4

GETTING TO KNOW YOU…
1. We Are Entering Fall… What one thing did you do this Summer that made the greatest impact on you personally? On Your Family? Do You Have Something Special Planned for the Fall? What Are You Looking Forward To?
2. Sunday Morning Pastor Dave completed his Message On ‘Secrets of Staying Power’. Is There a Particular Area of Life or Ministry that you felt this message spoke to you about? Where do you struggle the most when it comes to ‘Staying Power’?
DIGGING DEEPER
1. As Pastor Dave Introduced The Message Last week, he touched on a couple of scriptures. Review These scriptures and discuss how they apply to you and your life…
“…Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” 1 Corinthians 15:58 (NIV)
“So don't get tired of doing what is good. Don't get discouraged and give up, for we will reap a harvest of blessing at the appropriate time.” Galatians 6:9 (NLT)
2. ‘Relaxing In God’s Grace’ Was Discussed In The Message (2 Cor.4:1). As Pastor Dave Presented This thought, he discussed how many times Satan whispers in our ear, ‘Not good enough! Not good enough’. List some areas in which you have heard that though in your mind, ‘Not good enough’.
3. Notice The Following Scriptures That Assure Us We Are ‘Good Enough’ In Christ!
Romans 5:1 Romans 8:35-39
Ephesians 5:1 Philippians 1:6
Colossians 2:10 Ephesians 2:8-10
Romans 8:1-2

3. As Pastor Dave Talked About Rejoicing In Your Limitations, He Indicated that there was a series of steps that he went through after he was saved as he began to grow in his personal relationship with Christ….
#1 – He Denied His Limitations…
#2 – He Hid His Limitations
#3 – He Accepted His Limitations
#4 – He Is Learning to Glory In His Limitations (2 Cor.12)
a. Can You Identify with these stages?
b. Where do you think you are in relationship to these stages?
b. What Have you Learned about yourself as you think about these stages?
*NOTE: Remember I Can’t Fix Everyone’s Problems
I Can’t Fix Stupid
I Can’t Be Everywhere at the Same Time
“We have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.” 2 Corinthians 4:7 (NIV)
4. How Can You Show Love For Others When It’s Someone You Really Have A Problem With?
*HINT: I Corinthians 13…. Remember ‘Love’ is not primarily an emotion. It is a choice and an action first!

5. Do You Have A Plan To ‘Renew Yourself’ Daily… Weekly… Annually?
a. What Are Things That Help You Renew Yourself?
b. What Is your Plan To ‘Renew yourself’? (If No Plan… What Is Your Plan to Make One?)
c. Do You Have A Partner To Help You Become Accountable to Your Plan?
“A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back- to-back and conquer. And three people are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.” Ecclesiastes 4:12 (NLT)

TAKING IT HOME
We’ve had a lot to ‘Chew’ on the past couple of weeks in the message and in this lesson. The choice is yours… WILL YOU make the commitment to apply this truth? If you do not have someone, will you enlist the aid of someone to help you Stay In The Race?! Make the decision now and act on it immediately to enlist help from your spouse… an existing friend… your pastor.

PRAYER TIME
Prayer is an important part of the Christian life, which is why we always want to take time during Courage Crossing to make prayer a priority. As You Take time for personal prayer requests, remember that good group prayer often takes effort, so here are some guidelines to help make your Courage Crossing Prayer Time more effective:
WE PRAY FOR ONE TOPIC AT A TIME- Anyone in the group is free to introduce a prayer request either before prayer begins or during the prayer time. Once a topic is introduced, the group focuses on that request alone. Once it’s covered, the group moves on to the next topic
EACH PERSON PRAYS MORE THAN ONCE. Because the group is focused on one topic at a time, each person is encouraged to pray several times during the prayer time for those topics they feel most led to pray about.
WE KEEP OUR PRAYERS SHORT AND SIMPLE- Group prayer goes better when members keep their prayers short and to the point. When someone prays for a long time, it’s hard for the other members to stay focused and long prayers tend to intimidate those who are just learning to pray out loud in the group.