Table of Contents
Session 1:
Introduction to Induction ................................Page 3
Session 2:
Camp Guidelines...........................................Page 7
Session 3:
Day at Dunklin Memorial ............................. Page 12
Session 4:
Salvation ..................................................... Page 18
Session 5:
Hearing God................................................ Page 26
Session 6:
Daily Moral Inventory (DMI)......................... Page 32
Session 7:
Time Stewardship Inventory (TMI) .............. Page 36
Session 8:
Fantasy / Reality (Projection / Denial) ......... Page 39
Session 9:
Sociogram................................................... Page 43
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Session 1: Introduction to Induction
INTRODUCTION TO INDUCTION
The purpose of the Introduction to Induction is to give you an understanding of the
teachings and processes that take place when a man first enters the program.
Induction Purpose:
A man enters the Program, after he has been through the interview process. His
mind and emotions will still be clouded immediately after coming out of his alcohol
and/or drug addiction. He will not have experienced the rest required to clear the fog
of his addiction coming straight off the streets or from detox. There are still many
wounded emotions affecting his thinking that he has tried to medicate over the years
with his alcohol and/or drug addiction.
Induction was created as a thirty-day period to give a man the time he needs for the
drugs and/or alcohol to leave his system, also to help him focus his mind on the
reasons why he needs a program. During the Induction period we watch each man
closely – monitoring his relationship development. Each man is introduced to a Big
Brother relationship from the very beginning (someone who is further along in the
program). This relationship is very important in assisting the men with basic discipline
requirements eg: each man is given homework which is to be checked by their Big
Brother, and questions can be answered regarding relationships in the dorms and on
the job site. One of the basic relationship skills is for each man to learn to ask for
help. From the first day he is referred to his Big Brother as a starting point to ask for
that help. This process assists the man to get in touch with the true reasons why he
needs a program.
The Induction phase focuses on helping the men open up to the leaders and other
men in the program. Men with addictions have a lot of difficulty being open with their
feelings and thoughts. Often there is a lot of shame built up over many years.
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There could be an ‘us and them’ mentality that needs to be broken down. This wall
has been built up as self-protection. Much of the class time is spent hearing each
other’s testimonies and discussing each mans feelings and fears, helping them to
know we are there to help them not hurt them. Each little step of the way the men are
affirmed and challenged into beginning to trust each other and the Lord, and to build
relationships with those who can help them. An important part of breaking down the
wall is to learn to ask for help. This is modeled to the men during Induction and
reinforced during the rest of the program. The men are also introduced to a helpful
tool called the ‘Sociogram’ (refer to section 9). Inductees observe the sociogram.
Notes may be taken to prepare for the Orientation phase of the program.
The
sociogram is a tool that assists men in listening to others and receive affirmation and
correction on their behavior. During the Induction phase the men learn to allow God
and other men into the places in their hearts that have been wounded. The healing
begins immediately and opens them up to allow the Inner Healing teachers more time
to reach the core issues of the man’s addiction to substances. Many changes take
place in a man’s life during this thirty-day period.
Letter of Gratitude:
One of the first things we ask the men to do in Induction is a Letter of Gratitude. We
ask the men to write a letter of gratitude to the person most responsible for helping
them get into the Program. In a lot of cases it is one of their family members, their
wives, pastors, or someone who has been in the program previously. In the letter we
expect them not to ask for anything, not to get involved in any forgiveness issues, but
simply write a letter that will minister to the person that ministered to them. This is
their first opportunity at learning to give back to someone in the community or
household they are coming out of.
The letters are checked by a leader and
sometimes the men have to write these letters two or three times. Sometimes they
will write a letter saying, “mom, I love you very much. I was wondering if you could
bring some deodorant, new socks and some cookies!” This would not be acceptable
for a gratitude letter. These letters are meant to be an expression of humility and
thankfulness with no strings attached.
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Important points to remember for teaching Induction:
People don’t care what you know – they only want to know if you care!
You must first become a friend to them. This is important if we want them
to trust us.
They need to feel that we care for them and are not out to hurt them.
Do not overload the men with information. Their minds are still very foggy
and will get turned off from the program before they even give it a chance.
They will not be able to retain too much information.
Remember that their attention span is only approx 15 minutes or less.
Stop frequently and ask questions to help motivate them to participate.
Use personal examples as much as possible to be relational.
Add your own points:
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Session 2: Camp Guidelines
CAMP GUIDELINES
As leaders in this program, we have a duty of care to make sure that everything
possible is done to keep the men safe – physically, emotionally and spiritual. A
number of guidelines have been established to make this a reality, and the men need
to understand them and realize that we are committed to them.
In addictions men have let go of the idea of following rules and boundaries. Many
men have developed a perception of rules that is wrong and childish. They still think
that rules and guidelines will prevent them from getting what they want.
Take an hour or so to go over each guideline to show the men that the guidelines are
there to protect them. By following them they will stay focused on the program.
Discovering that rules are not designed to take something away from them can be
healing in itself. Do not rush this teaching. Promote as much discussion as possible,
allowing questions to be asked.
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CAMP GUIDELINES:
(This section is in the Induction booklet that the men receive upon entering the Program)
Imagine this: Numerous addicts sharing a house, each trying to remain sober, each
wanting to overcome his life-controlling problem, while finding himself in the midst of
years of stored up anger, resentment, frustration, and remorse. Sounds like a
breeding ground for fights, parties and general chaos, doesn’t it?
It is impossible to run a program without some guidelines to bring order to the chaos!
Following is a list of Official Camp Guidelines, which we will be held accountable for.
1.
No use of tobacco products will be permitted at any time. Violation of this
rule is grounds for immediate dismissal.
2.
Medications can only be used under the direction of our counselor. We must
be very sure to turn all medication over to him at our first interview.
Possession of any drugs or alcohol is grounds for immediate dismissal.
Any medication required is monitored by the Dorm Monitor.
3.
We will practice proper personal hygiene by bathing daily, brushing our teeth
regularly, and wearing clean clothing every morning. If we need toilet articles
or clothing from the “Haberdashery” (clothing room), we ask our counselor.
4.
Proper clothing must be worn in camp area. Shoes and shirts must be worn
in the dining hall. No shorts or sleeveless shirts may be worn in the dining
hall during meal times. Men may remove shirts at work and shorts may be
worn at sporting activities, but shirts are to be worn on weekends while
families are here.
5.
We are not to have more than $20.00 in our possession at any time during
the program. If we have extra money we can give it to our teacher and it will
be held in the office. Large sums of money have a way of taking us out of
the program.
6.
If single or divorced, we do not cultivate romantic relationships while we are a
resident in the DMC program. Romance and regeneration do not mix. We
do not engage in conversation with women in church or the wives of other
men in the program.
7.
Be courteous to others in the dining hall. Guest always eats first.
Remember, everyone is going to eat, so there is no need to run up to be first
in line. No one has ever gone hungry at DMC.
8.
Everyone is to be in the dining hall on time for the blessing.
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9.
We do not remove food, cups, or glasses from the dining hall. We do not
keep food in our rooms. This causes sanitation and bug problems. All
snacks kept in the room must be sealed and put away. No coolers allowed to
be used in dorm room.
10. While using the pavilions and picnic areas on weekends, we clean up our
mess and turn off all lights and fans. Do not place B.B.Q grills under any
of the pavilions.
11. We turn off all lights and fans when not in use. No other electrical appliances
are permitted in the rooms. We take personal responsibility for saving fuel
and electricity.
12. We do not drive camp vehicles without permission. Ask your crew leader
where to park the vehicle at night. Oil, water and fuel should be checked
every day before using vehicles and tractors.
13. Laundry will be done once a week by a resident assigned to that job. We do
not expect our clothes to be done at any other time. We are sure that our
socks and undergarments are properly marked. We change our sheets biweekly.
14. Privacy: Each man’s room is his home at DMC. We respect his right to
privacy. We do not take articles out of anyone’s room without his consent.
Do not go into an empty dorm room that you do not live in.
15. No radios, TV’s, or stereos are allowed in the dorm, or the motel rooms. All
time at DMC should be focused on our recovery.
16. Mail is distributed at the dining hall at suppertime. We do not go to the office
to get it. We do not remove mail from the mailbox. We may purchase
stamps at the Canteen.
17. We do not ask to use the phone, except in emergencies. We learn to write
letters; this is a necessary part of our discipline.
18. There are no trips to town or weekends off while we are in the 10 month
program.
19. Everyone must observe “Quiet Time,” every day from 7:25 – 7:55 a.m. We
do not hold conversations during this time. Everyone should be seated at a
selected place, prepared for “Quiet Time” before 7:25 a.m. New men will
have an assigned quiet time partner for the first 6 days.
20. Livestock: We do not ask to ride horses unless we are on the cattle crew and
working cattle. We do not even go near them, unless we are assigned to
work with them. We do not give our families tours of the barn or hog pens
they are off limits. Also, stay out of the orange groves!
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21. No one is to be on any of the job sites past working hours without permission
from a crew leader or staff member. We are to stay within the red zone on
the map posted in each dorm. This is for the safety of everyone.
22. Everyone is to come to class dressed and ready for work. There is a whole
crew waiting on us so we need to learn responsibility and be at our
designated work area on time. Do not leave your work site during working
hours, including break time without staff approval. This includes no going to
get a soda from the soda machines. No going into the dorms either for any
reason unless you have approval from your crew leader.
23. We are up and out of bed no later than 6:00 a.m. Monday – Saturday.
24. We make our bed every morning when we get out of it. We keep our room
clean at all times.
25. We do not invite guest to visit, eat meals, or stay overnight, without
permission from our counselor and the program director.
26. Undesirable literature is strictly forbidden. We can’t clean our head out if we
continue to feed it garbage.
27. We do not engage in extended conversations about our past life in alcohol or
drugs (“war stories”). We have come to DMC to get away from that lifestyle,
not to cultivate it. We talk about the present and the future, not the past. If
we are having problems in the present that are directly related to a past
memory, then of course this is permissible to talk about in order to receive
ministry.
28. Our progress in each of these areas will be evaluated weekly:
1. Room cleanliness - by dorm monitor and staff
2. Class participation- by teacher & small group leader
3. Work habits - by crew leader & sociogram
4. General attitude - by staff & sociogram
29. We do not leave campgrounds with visitors, unless we have special
permission from the program director.
30. We do not drink coffee during work hours. We can eat all we want at
mealtime, but we work when we work. Establishing good work habits is a
vital part of rebuilding our life. A lack of discipline in our work habits reflects
a lack of sincerity in our regeneration program.
31. The canteen hours are announced in the dining hall. Nothing is sold at any
other time. We do not ask for special canteen privileges. Learning to cope
with adverse situations and being sensitive to other people’s needs without
reverting to the use of chemicals is a lifelong process, which we will learn to
use while here at DMC.
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32. No exercise allowed until we are in the Regeneration part of the program.
Once you are in Regeneration you may go jogging and do sit-ups & pushups, but no lifting weights of any kind.
33. Sunday – Friday you are to be in your dorm by 10:00 p.m. You are to be in
your room by 10:30 p.m. Your lights are to be out by 11:00 p.m.
Saturday nights be in dorm by 11:00 p.m. Be in room by 11:30 p.m. Lights
out at 12:00 a.m. midnight.
34. No women allowed in dormitories at any time. This includes but not limited
to; wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters.
35. No threatening talk or fighting allowed. Violation of this rule is grounds for
immediate dismissal from the program.
36. The weekend begins Friday at 5 p.m. and last until Sunday at 5:30 p.m.
During these hours, when not working or in church, is the only time you may
play basketball, tennis, volleyball, fish, or play games or instruments.
Class Time Rules
1. Be on time for class, 8:00 a.m.
2. All class and homework is to be done in pencil.
3. Sit up straight and pay attention.
4. Raise your hand to speak.
5. Always bring your Bible, journal, binder with paper, and pencil.
6. Take notes
7. If you get sleepy, then stand up behind your chair.
8. No horseplay will be permitted.
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Session 3: A Day At Dunklin
A DAY AT DUNKLIN
A day at Dunklin, gives the men an overview of the complete daily schedule that will
become their routine while they are in the program. The schedule covers everything
from wake-up time until lights out. It will cover all aspects of the day including meal
times, duties and work periods etc. Each day is slightly different and depends on the
agenda set by the leaders.
Give the men a talk about the history of the program, and the original motives behind
the vision, remembering that it has been men just like them that have built the camp,
to help establish a permanent place of refuge for others.
By working in different industries each man gets a chance to invest into another
man’s life. This puts a different perspective on the mundane tasks. They are helping
save another person’s life. Someone before them made it possible for them to have
the benefits available to them now.
The men are taught the high calling of God on their lives as they participate in the
program.
Everyday is an opportunity to live for Christ and his mission to make
disciples of all men.
We have opportunity to share our own story of how we worked each day in the
program. Many things can be shared:
•
Out first day in the program
•
Our first week at work
•
Our first relationships
•
How we dealt with an environment of hard work and discipline after doing as
we chose, whenever we chose.
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A Typical Day at Dunklin:
(This section is in the Induction booklet that the men receive upon entering the Program)
An average day at Dunklin is very different from an average day in our addiction! We
follow more routine than we’re used to, but this is good for us. The following is a
description of our daily schedule:
6:00 a.m. – WAKE UP TIME! We wake up and get up at the same time every day.
We may not be used to it, but we will soon adjust
to this new schedule. NO ONE “sleeps in” or
misses breakfast. We are to make our bed,
brush our teeth, shave, and be ready for
breakfast on time. Our rooms are inspected
daily, we are graded on their neatness.
6:30 a.m. (8:00 a.m. on Sundays) –
BREAKFAST TIME! The dining hall is opened
promptly at meal times and we are to be there on
time. We will not ask the blessing or start serving
breakfast until everyone is seated. Even if we are
not used to eating breakfast, we are to be up and
in the dining hall every morning, except Sunday
breakfast is optional. We are encouraged to
develop proper eating habits, and breakfast is
one of our most important meals. No one will try to make us eat, but we usually
develop an appetite by watching everyone else eat every morning. We place our
dishes on the counter as soon as we finish so they can be washed before Quiet Time
begins.
The staff is very concerned for our nutritional needs. Good food is served, and lots of
it, in an effort to help with the physical aspect of our regeneration. We watch our
coffee and cold drink consumption, as both can be harmful to our health. It is our
responsibility to exercise self-control in eating habits.
After breakfast – dorm duties – Be on time for all your duties. Most dorms meet five
minutes early so if you get lost or caught up in something, the guys can go and find
you.
7:25 – 7:55 a.m. – QUIET TIME! This time is reserved for meditation and prayer.
This is probably the most important discipline we will learn at the Camp, because it
will set the course for each day. Our new life is lived one day at a time.
We develop the habit of spending time alone with the Lord every morning. This time
is guarded for us by the requirement that we be seated in a selected area and that
there be no work projects or other activities until after quiet time. When we begin
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each day with the Lord, we can end the day with the confidence that He walked with
us throughout the day. To make this time most meaningful, we:
1. Select a quiet, secluded place where we can be completely alone. It is
almost impossible to concentrate if we are in a room with someone else.
Jesus often withdrew from the crowds to be alone with His Father. We too, if
we want to grow in His likeness, need to make the same strategic withdrawal.
2. Have a Bible that we can read without eyestrain. The Camp furnishes a
Bible if we need one.
3. Take our Daily Moral Inventory (DMI). We reflect over the past twenty-four
hours while it is still fresh in our minds. We remember the good and bad
attitudes that motivated our behavior yesterday. Attitudes must change before
true-life changes occur. The DMI is designed to help us look at 20 negative
and 20 positive attitudes. It is easy to recognize why we had a “good” or “bad”
day when we can look beyond the circumstances we encountered and see the
attitudes that were inside us. Our counselor will explain how to take a daily
inventory.
4. Pray about our DMI. The Bible assures us that “If we confess our sins, He is
faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9. It is imperative that we pray specifically to God
about the attitudes we just inventoried. It is counterproductive to take our
inventory and not experience release of the guilt. We can use the major
portion of our quiet time in conversation with the Lord, both sharing our
thoughts and feelings, and listening to and seeing His response. We will learn
more about prayer as we practice it.
5. You will be given a journal to record the response of the Lord. Keeping a
written record of the impressions we receive from the Holy Spirit is helpful in
many ways. First of all, it brings clarity to our thinking. It also helps us
remember what He says to us. It serves as a reminder of His words to us so
we can bring them into the light of the safeguard systems He has provided for
us (so we can test the words to be sure they are from God). It will also
become one of our most prized possessions, a record of our personal journey
of growth in Christ.
8:00 – 10:15 a.m., Monday – Friday – CLASS TIME! We recognize that
regeneration does not take place by merely passing time in a chemical free
environment. The class time at DMC is one of the most important times of the day.
In it we will learn not only about our chemical dependency, but also about other life
problems, such as our inability to properly relate to God, others and ourselves. Most
importantly, we will learn how to overcome these problems! The Bible has much to
say to our present day needs. There are there levels of Bible study:
1. Historical – To interpret the Bible in light to its historical context.
2. Theological – The “study of God” – what God is teaching through the historical
events.
3. Relational – To relate spiritual principles to solving life’s problems.
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We will mostly study the Bible from a RELATIONAL standpoint; applying its spiritual
principles to solve our life’s problems. We will also learn more about our condition as
addicts, so we can face it, admit it and take appropriate steps to overcome the many
problems in which we have been lost.
We will spend time in groups and on homework assignments, which will help us apply
the information we are learning. The accountability provided for us in our groups will
help us stay on track in working the program to the best of our ability.
We are to be in our seat promptly at 8:00 a.m., with our Bible, journal, notebook, and
any homework assigned. We save our trips to the restroom for break time.
10:15 a.m. – 12 noon, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday, and 8:00 a.m. – 12
noon on Saturday – WORK TIME! - Work beings promptly after class; go directly to
your job site. Come to class dressed ready to go to work. Take your books with you
to work and put them in a safe place. Our work assignment is the real test of our
commitment to the program. In our everyday activities we learn to walk out what we
learn in the class. We will be assigned to all kinds of duties, wherever needed. No
one picks his job. Some jobs we will like, some we will not. We will probably benefit
the most from the assignments we like the least. Learning to do a hard job with a
good attitude is a mark of maturity, and is a good reflection of our spiritual growth (or
lack of it)!
The Bible says, “If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat.” II Thess. 3:10. We
eat well, and work hard! We look upon work as a sacred privilege. If we were to lose
our physical ability to work, we would certainly feel robbed of a great ability. During
our stay at DMC, we will do well to trade our old “deal and steal” mentality for and
attitude of gratefulness for the ability we have to work. Good work habits and a good
attitude toward working under authority are essential to our new lifestyle when we
leave DMC.
12:15 p.m. – LUNCH TIME! – We are to be seated in the dining hall on time to say
the blessing. If you are not on time you need to speak to a staff member before you
eat. We need to know why you are coming in late before you eat so we can help you.
5:30 p.m. (5:45 p.m. on Sunday) – SUPPER TIME! – Again, we are seated in the
dinning hall on time to say the blessing.
After supper – Back to dorms – Homework, fellowship, work on relationships.
You may have duties where you clean the dorms, bathrooms, and hallways. Be sure
to check the duty board to see if you have duties.
7:00 – 8:30 p.m. – Tuesday Night – Good Samaritan Meeting – We welcome all
the new men that have come into the program that week; they give a short testimony
(where they are from, why they are here, where they are going). This helps them get
into relationship with the rest of the body.
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7:00 – 8:30 p.m. – Wednesday Night – Prayer Meeting – Bring your Bible and
journal.
10:00 p.m. (Sunday – Friday) – Must be in your dorm.
10:30 p.m. (Sunday – Friday) – Must be in your own room.
11:00 p.m. (Sunday – Friday) – Lights out!
On Saturday Nights:
11:00 p.m. – Be in dorm
11:30 p.m. – Be in your own room
12:00 a.m. – Lights out!
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Session 4: Salvation
SALVATION
The foundation of the program is a personal encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ.
Every man in the program has a personal story of how they came to be in the
program. When we look at the circumstances and events that preceded each man
coming to the realization in themselves that they needed help, we can see that there
has been something at work that is bigger than ourselves – the grace of God.
During the Induction phase of the program, we help each man to understand the
amazing story of Salvation taught in the Bible. Some of the men may have no church
background at all, so the message of salvation is taught in a way that relates to them
exactly where they are. We encourage each man by telling them that we all have
been in the same place - needing Jesus Christ in our hearts. We share our personal
testimonies of discovering our own need and the experience of receiving Christ as
Lord and Savior. He is the reason why we have been able to overcome our addiction.
We point the men back to the Lord everyday, teaching them to spend quiet time
praying. We introduce them to using a daily journal, learning to listen to the Lord
speak to them as they seek to know Him and write down their personal impressions of
what the Lord says to them.
The basic teaching for Salvation comes from the book of Romans “Each man has
sinned and fallen short of the glory of God”. The penalty for sin is death; but God’s
gift to them is Salvation by grace through faith in the fact that His son Jesus has paid
this price for them. We encourage the men to receive God’s free gift and experience
Him in their hearts.
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TEACHING OUTLINE: SALVATION
Please find the master notes for “Salvation’ in the package provided at the back of this folder
entitled “Salvation Masters”. We suggest you make a copy for yourself so you can write any
extra notes you want on them. These notes can also be copied for handouts in class. Use
this outline as a guide to your teaching. Utilize the scriptures provided as the foundation of
the teaching. If time permits have different individuals find and read the scriptures. This will
help them to become familiar with finding their way around the bible and will help with
speaking in front of others.
1.
Webster definition of salvation – deliverance.
• Greek meaning of deliverance – surrender, to give up
2.
Why did God create us?
• To be in relationship with Him
• Created Adam & Eve, whole person (body, soul, spirit)
• Adam & Eve lost spirit, separated from God.
• Draw whole person diagram
3.
How do we fill the void?
• Must receive salvation
4.
World teaches you must earn what you receive.
• Salvation is a free gift from God that cannot be earned by work
• Ephesians 2:8-9
5.
Must come to the conclusions you can’t change yourself.
6.
Getting off drugs and alcohol is a byproduct of salvation.
7.
Scriptures on salvation:
• John 3:16 (tell bridge attendant story after this scripture)
• Ephesians 1:4
• Romans 3:10
• Romans 3:23
• Romans 5:8
• Romans 6:23
8.
Scriptures on how to receive salvation:
• Romans 10:9
• Romans 10:13
• John 1:12
• 1 John 5:11-13
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9.
Two Kingdoms
• The World (Selfish, childish, irresponsible, liar, cheats, untrustworthy …)
• Gods Kingdom (Peace, joy, love, humility …)
• To get from the word to Gods Kingdom we must receive salvation,
through Jesus Christ who died on the cross. (See diagram in master
notes page 8-9)
10.
Faith (What is it?)
• Believing and trusting what you cant see
• Every one is giving the measure of faith that we need
• Salvation is experienced through faith
11.
Six things that happen when we get saved.
• You are born again (John 3:3)
• He gives us peace
• We are made new creatures
• We go from darkness to light (Ephesians 5:8)
• We are adopted into the family of God
• We start developing relationships with God
12.
The salvation walk is a lifetime process.
• Renew commitment daily
• Failure in the salvation walk is only a failure if you fail to learn from it
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The Whole Person: Body + Soul + Spirit
1 Thessalonians 5: 23 says: “May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless
at the coming of our Lord”. This is a picture of the whole person.
Because of Adam & Eve’s disobedience to God, everyone has been born into the
human race without the spirit of God. However, everyone is born with a body and
soul, and we can only become complete through the experience of receiving the Holy
Spirit. (John 1:12).
A human soul is made up of our mind, will and emotions.
It is the unique,
unrepeatable you! Each human soul is as unique as fingerprints. The soul is the
eternal part of a person - the human spirit. The human body is the flesh - temporary
part of a man. God’s promise to a man is that if we believe in our heart and receive
Jesus Christ, God’s spirit will come into us and make us alive. This is salvation!
1. MIND
5. Receive – first step to
restoration, John 1: 12
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4. THE SOUL = Human spirit (personality) - Eternal
Mind, Will & Emotions
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Exercises and Stories:
Water Hole Analogy:
There was a farmer that had a water hole. He had a nice fresh flowing stream that
flowed into that water hole. As it flowed in, it headed down in a spillway and fresh
water was flowing out on the other side. One day something happened. There was a
large storm and some trees fell over and the creek dammed up. When fresh water
stops flowing into a water hole it becomes stagnant, stale and mosquito-infested. It is
no good for animal or human consumption. Then one day the farmer decided he
would clean up the creek. As he starts to clean up the water hole, the fresh water
starts to flow in. The stagnant, stale and mosquito infested water starts to move. All
the junk rises to the top and gets washed out over the spillway.
This is like our heart - out of our heart flows the issues of life. When we accept Jesus
Christ as our Lord and Savior and the Lord comes to live and dwell in our heart. As
we grow, He pushes these things to the surface. He fills us up and those things come
to the surface – where do they come out? They come out of our mouth – rise up and
just about choke us. Then, one day, we start saying things we did not mean. But, did
we really mean them? Someone once told me that what is in the bucket is what
comes out of the bucket. As Jesus Christ comes into our life, He does something
wonderful for us. He starts to wash these things out - and He gives us a new life. 2
Corinthians 5:17
Anger
Rejection
Guilt
Hatred
HOLY SPIRIT IN
(THE RIVER OF LIFE)
Lust
JUNK OUT
Self Condemnation
Low Self
Worth
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Session 4: Salvation
Exercises and Stories Cont:
Story Of The Bridge Attendant:
There was a man that maintained the operation
of a drawbridge. One day he decided to bring
his youngest son with him, his only son, to the
job. His son was thrilled to be going with daddy
to the job site to see what daddy does for a
living.
His daddy carried him around and
showed him the bridge. He showed him how the
gears and levers worked, and how the bridge would go up and come down. He
raised the bridge to show his son how the mechanics worked. His son was thrilled.
Just then his father heard a train whistle – it was exactly the time for the afternoon
train to come through – to pass over that same bridge. So the father quickly placed
his son on the steps and said, “here, sit right here, don’t move, everything will be ok,
son – I have got to run.” The father quickly runs back up the stairs to all the gears of
the bridge – looking back over his shoulder – making sure his son was where he was
supposed to be. He went into the control house, and pushes the button to lower the
bridge. He looks out the control house window and he sees the train approaching.
As the train gets closer and closer, the bridge is getting lower and lower. Just at the
right moment, he looks out, and notices his son standing right under the closure of the
bridge. The father has a choice – one choice, but in his mind he has two. He can
stop that bridge from closing all the way and the hundreds of people on that
passenger train will fall into the river below, to their death. Or, he can let the bridge
close – killing his son – saving all the people on the train. But he made the only one
that he could make. He let the bridge close and squashed the life out of his own son.
As he stood there in the control room, all the passengers, as they went by, were
smiling and waving, not knowing the sacrifice that the controller of the bridge had
made to save their lives.
That is the same sacrifice that God has made for our lives. That is the core of our
salvation. Without the blood of Christ, being shed on the cross, it never would have
happened. John 3:16 - God gave up His son, just like the controller of the bridge.
When Jesus went to the cross, he did not whine or whimper or complain, he quietly
laid down as they drove the nails into His hands. They stood Him up on that cross.
His final words were, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” I don’t
know about you, but I don’t want to take a chance with the rest of my life. I don’t want
to take a chance on just fire insurance. I want to walk this thing out every day in my
life – salvation needs to be a part of my daily walk.
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Exercises and Stories Cont:
Jewels From The Devil’s Junk Pile:
The first step toward salvation is accepting the fact that you can’t
do it by yourself. You need help. There is a plaque in our dining
hall entitled “Jewels from the Devil’s Junk Pile.” Salvation is like
a salvage yard. The only thing that can be found in a salvage
yard is junk! What have we been doing with our lives up to this
point? What have we placed in our lives? What have we piled
up in our heart over the years of our addiction and serving our
self-centeredness and ourselves? We have piled up a mountain
of junk.
Jesus wants to go into the junkyard of your heart and clean it
out. He knows there is something about you that you don’t even
know about yourself. The fact is that you are salvageable. We
all need to come to a hopeless place in the beginning before we can know that we
need help and start reaching out for it.
Salvage yards are full of all kind of junk. What kind of junk do we place in our salvage
yard? Rejection, guilt, resentment, self-condemnation, anger, low self-worth etc.–
these are the areas of your life that contaminate your heart.
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Session 5: Hearing From God
HEARING GOD
When teaching the lesson ‘Hearing From God’, one of the most useful tools available
is the lessons that we, as leaders, learned in our own journaling experience.
It is useful to use examples of your journal from when you first began yourself. Follow
this by using other examples from a few months down the track and then with your
most recent journals. These examples will be used to clearly display the personal
growth you have experienced from learning this discipline.
Explain what is was like for you when you first began to journal and to record what
you were hearing the Lord speak to you heart as you first learned to listen. You can
give your testimony of how the things the Lord spoke to you began to change your
life.
Some of the men’s uncertainty will disappear as they realize that you started at the
beginning also. By sharing examples of your on-going journey with hearing God and
journaling will help the men to persevere with it. They will begin to believe that growth
and change will take place over time. Sharing experiences from the last day or two
will help them see that this process is a life-long discipline and that you have not put it
aside once you started to feel better. We cannot hear from God on a once and for all
basis. It is like any other relationship – we need to live it everyday! It is a discipline
we need to learn everyday that will lead us to a continued relationship with the Lord.
It is helpful to use the Bible references during this teaching to lay a foundation of
truth, showing that this process is a genuine Christian experience. It is not mystical or
New Age, but is one of the main teachings of the New Testament. (Refer to teaching
masters found at the end of this manual for scripture references).
Many men attending the program are unchurched and have no Bible knowledge.
Some of them may have heard about other non-Christian experiences, like automatic
writing and eastern meditation methods.
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Talking about hearing from God can be an uncomfortable thing for the unchurched.
Being told that they can come straight from an addiction to being able to hear from
God may provoke some fear and could cause a man to leave the program. Hearing
the testimony of your addiction, your salvation story and that you learned how to hear
from God, is the best thing you can share to help them believe they are able to hear
from God also. Seeing what the Lord has done for us will be the motivation to press
in and do the work required to hear from God.
The lessons for Hearing From God, D.M.I and Journaling are taught separately.
These three lessons combine to one discipline, with the end goal being to develop a
relationship with the indwelling Holy Spirit, sent from heaven by Jesus to be our
counselor, comforter and teacher.
We ask the men to read their journals out loud in class, so we can encourage and
affirm the men who are beginning to show development. We can also gently correct,
and guide those who are still in the initial struggle. We must show mercy and grace in
this very crucial part of the program.
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TEACHING OUTLINE: HEARING FROM GOD
Please find the master notes for “Hearing from God’ in the package provided at the back of
this folder entitled “Hearing from God Masters”. We suggest you make a copy for yourself so
you can write any extra notes you want on them. These notes can also be copied for
handouts in class. Use this outline as a guide to your teaching. Utilize the scriptures
provided as the foundation of the teaching. If time permits have different individuals find and
read the scriptures. This will help them to become familiar with finding their way around the
bible and will help with speaking in front of others.
1.
Why would God want to speak to me?
• 1 John 1: 1 – 7
• Because he desires a relationship
2.
Does God expect us to make our own decisions by ourselves?
• No, he wants to be Lord of our choices
• God wants to guide us through every decision in life.
• Lord of our lives, is to give Him complete control and authority of our
lives.
3.
Where does wisdom (Godly discernment) come from?
• James 1: 5 – 8
• We must pray and ask for wisdom and discernment
4.
Hearing His voice.
• “He that has ears to hear let him hear what the spirit says”, is written ten
times in the New Testament.
• Refers to spiritual ears, gained when you receive the Holy Spirit.
• This allows us to be in fellowship with God.
5.
Fellowship with the Lord.
• An awesome privilege to sit before the Lord in fellowship.
• Fellowship is communication, listening and speaking.
• Jesus is the perfect example of how to be I perfect communication with
God. He would go off and spend time with the Father.
Mark 1: 35
Mark 6: 46
Luke 5: 16
Luke 6: 12
Use the story about the radio communication story here (refer to page 16).
6.
The Holy Spirit.
• John 16: 5 - 16
• The job of the Holy Spirit
• To convict us.
“let the peace of God rule in your heart”, Col 3:15
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After the Holy Spirit does his job it is up to us what we do next. We
have two choices: to harden your heart to the correct choice to confess.
Confession brings about repentance – Godly sorrow.
The final result is healing – applying what the Lord is saying to soak in
our hearts and allow His grace to change us.
7.
Hearing God’s Voice.
• John 10: 1 – 16; the sheep knows the voice of the shepherd.
• We must know the Lord’s voice, and discern what is not His voice.
8.
Three voices that we hear.
• God’s voice – affirms, corrects, direction, always truth.
• Self – justifies, rationalize, denies and projects.
• Satan – keeps us bound up in failure with lies.
9.
Discerning the different voices.
• The world has many voices; the media, billboards etc.
• We learn to discern God’s voice by having a relationship with Him
through our journals and quiet times.
• It takes time and practice
Use the blindfold exercise here (refer to page 16).
10.
Five ways to test if you are hearing God’s voice.
• Is it scriptural?
• Does it glorify Jesus?
• Is there a witness in my spirit? Do you have peace about your
decision? If not then there is not a witness in your spirit.
• Does it edify or tear down? God affirms, Satan tears down. God
disciplines on love, Satan condemns.
• Does it produce freedom or bondage? Where the spirit of the Lord is
there is liberty. Luke 4: 18 –19.
11.
Four ways God speaks to us.
• Body of Christ - sociogram
• His Word – bible
• Quiet time – Holy Spirit - Journal
• Circumstances and situations – everyday life
12.
Scriptures about hearing from God.
• Matthew 4: 4
• Luke 6: 47
• John 10: 27
• Hebrews 3: 7
Use the Blind Skier story (refer to page 16).
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Exercises and Stories:
The Blind Skier
This story is from the book Hearing God, by Peter Lord.
While skiing in Colorado, I noticed on the slopes some people wearing red vests. On
getting closer, I was able to read the words on them: BLIND SKIER.
This both gripped and puzzled me. I had a hard enough time skiing successfully.
How did they do it? I had to find out!
The answer was that each one had a guide whose instructions the skier trusted
totally, a guide who gave simple, specific instructions and directions.
The guide skied beside, behind, or in front of the blind person – but always in a place
where they could communicate with each other. I found out that there were two basic
forms of communication the guide used: the tapping together of ski poles to assure
the blind person that the guide was there; “Go right. Turn left. Stop. Slow. Skier
coming up on your right.” The only responsibility of the blind skier was to exhibit
complete trust and immediate obedience to instructions.
Life is much like skiing downhill blind. We cannot see even five seconds into the
future. We cannot see the struggles and tears to come – or all the other “skiers” who
might run into us or we into them.
But God has given us the Holy Spirit to be our Guide through life - to walk with us and
talk with us. Our only responsibility is to listen and obey. Before we can obey, we
must listen. To listen, we need to know the voice of our Guide.
Blind Fold Exercise
Ask for five volunteers. Send one of the men outside the room. Place an object
somewhere in the room. Explain to the others that when the man outside the room
returns, he will be blindfolded. Each one of them needs to shout different instructions
to him (all at the same time). Only one man will be telling him the right instructions to
find the object, the others the wrong instructions. If done correctly the man hears four
voices all yelling at him to go different directions, without knowing which is the correct
voice to follow. He will become confused and disoriented. At this point stop the
game. Get the one man that was shouting the correct instructions to speak to the
man so that he knows which voice to listen to. Now resume all the other voices
again. Now he has a voice that he can focus on for the right instructions. He should
now find his way to the object in the room. This exercise is to show the importance
that we can learn to discern God’s voice from the voices of the world.
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Radio Communication Story / Exercise
You can either tell the example of the war movies, or you can call up several guys to
act out the situation. This is to show the importance of constant communication with
God.
Look at it like soldiers in a war. In the old war movies there is always someone in
charge communicating with the base and those in the sky that can see the overall
picture. As long as they have that communication, they are doing well because all
they can see are the trees and what is right in front of them. They have
communication with the ones that are providing their needs and direction. The first
one to die in the movies is the one on the radio. After that the entire platoon is
without communication. That is how our walk is – we can only see what is right in
front of us. But, we have someone who knows the whole picture. We can have
communication with the Lord – the same communication Jesus had. He knew who
held the future and He always sought God for discernment and wisdom. Waiting on
the Lord to speak to Him.
Lord and Savior? Or Just Fire Insurance?
Use this analogy at the beginning of the lesson to show that we need to go further
then just getting saved. We need to allow God to direct us and use us. But first we
need to learn how to hear His voice.
If you have a flat tire on your car you cannot use the car for transportation. If you fix
the flat you can use it - it will take you wherever you want to go. It is the same thing
as our relationship with the Lord – sin was like the flat. It kept us from what we were
created for – relationship with the Lord. When sin entered the world we were cut off
from relationship with God. Sin stood in between man and God. God made a
payment for that sin, by sending His Son Jesus so that we could have relationship
with Him again. God fixed that, the same way as when we fix our tire. But, if we still
don’t drive our car, we are not using it for the purpose it was built for. The same thing
with our relationship with the Lord, we accept Jesus as our Savior, but if we still don’t
want to be in relationship with Him, we are missing out on what we were created for.
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Session 6: Daily Moral Inventory
DAILY MORAL INVENTORY
The Daily Moral Inventory (DMI) teaching helps us to guide the men into proper use
of this valuable tool.
When a man enters the program, his thinking is very disjointed and he is still in the
mental fog of sustained drug and/or alcohol abuse. He will have been medicating all
kinds of hurts, memories and feelings. During the first thirty days as the fog begins to
clear, the use of the DMI will help to put a name to some of the feelings and attitudes
that start to appear.
The DMI has twenty liabilities listed on one side of the sheet. A man can tend to
identify with all of them at once because of the negative lifestyles experienced with
his addiction. The class time is used to help him realize that the DMI is not to be
used to beat himself up. It is a starting point to begin his journaling experience and
ask the Lord for His help. We need to teach him to only mark down three or four
liabilities and to only think about the previous twenty-four hours.
On the other side of the sheet are twenty assets. We want him to start to learn to
appreciate some of the positive aspects of how he has been over the past twenty-four
hours also.
When a man first begins to journal, we direct him to write very specifically about each
liability. This becomes the spring-board for allowing the Lord to minister His words of
grace and forgiveness to the inner man in a very personal way. When a man reads
his journal out loud in class, you need to be very sensitive to the Holy Spirit. This
time is an opportunity to bring ministry into a man’s life.
The journaling will be
exposing past issues that need help and we should take these opportunities as they
come.
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Don’t be in a hurry to get through the teaching. It does not matter if the teaching
takes several class sessions. The teaching is only a tool to open the men’s hearts to
allow the Lord in, so we need to develop a sensitive ear and caring heart to make the
most out of these God given moments.
These moments of ministry will be the
beginning of restored trust, both toward the staff and the Lord.
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(This sample form is a monthly handout that is filled in daily by each man in the program)
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Session 7: Time Stewardship Inventory
TIME STEWARDSHIP INVENTORY
The purpose of the Time Stewardship Inventory (TSI) is to begin the basics of time
management skills.
When we have a plan laid out for our use of time we will use our time according to our
plan. All of us have the same amount of time given to us from the Lord everyday – 24
hours. What each man does with that time will be entirely up to him. Once it’s gone,
we can’t get it back. We can’t change what we did yesterday, but we can make
choices about our lives today that will affect our future.
The TSI is a tool to help the men to list activities by priority and set up times frames
for each priority so that every thing in their busy schedule gets done. This gives us a
good insight into each man’s program and gives opportunity for correction eg:
someone may want to impress a leader by spending a lot of time in bible study, when
what he is really doing is isolating. We can then encourage for time to be spent in
relationship with the other men. Isolation during the program will eventually cause
problems. We can also guide them to the realization that the TSI is for them to help
themselves, not to impress the leaders.
It is helpful to show the men that if they can learn to set priorities in the program, they
will have a great life skill when they leave the program for maintaining balance.
The TSI is a helpful tool for the men to use their time correctly so that they build
healthy relationships, learn the scriptures and complete tasks.
The TSI inventory is from 6am – 11pm everyday!
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Fellowship
Prayer
Bible Study
Homework
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
His Lord said to him “Well done, you good and faithful servant: you have been faithful over a
few things , I will make you ruler over many things: enter into the joy of the Lord. Matthew 25: 21
MONDAY
TIME STEWARDSHIP INVENTORY
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Session 8: Fantasy / Reality
FANTASY / REALITY
This session deals with two thinking patterns call ‘Projection and Denial’. We deal
with these issues with a teaching on ‘Fantasy and Reality’.
The bible story Jesus used of the prodigal son gives some insight into the mindset of
projection and denial or Fantasy thinking V Reality thinking. The prodigal sons life
was, in reality, very good. He had everything going for him. He had life on a farm in
relationship with his father and brother and an inheritance that would keep him in the
manner that he was accustomed to for the rest of his life. Fantasy told him that if he
could get his hands on the money he could do whatever he pleased, and that he
would be better off without his father and brother. We don’t know why he thought this
- perhaps some unresolved hurt feelings that blew up in his mind into a total mindset.
The story goes onto show that once he had blown the inheritance and lived life his
own way; he was in a desperate state. It then says - ‘he came to his senses’ in the
pigpen and he realized that he was better off in his fathers house. He came back to
reality. His father welcomed him back with open arms.
This lesson gives us an opportunity to take the men to a place where they can look at
the fantasy of thinking they have been in and the result of living in that fantasy. This
helps them to take a look at the relationships that were hurt and maybe still are.
We can use this time to lead them to realize that the way back is to come to a change
of mind –‘he came to his senses’. To come back to reality and to the father who is
waiting. We are here to help them to walk through the process of healing the hurt
relationships, and with God’s help and ours, pick up the responsibilities and
commitments of reality.
Also the story of Adam and Eve can be helpful. When they disobeyed the Lord, they
realized they had sinned. Tried to cover up the mistakes with fig leaves. When God
asked Adam what had happened he placed his personal responsibility of wrong onto
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his wife. He even blamed the Lord for giving her to him. This can be a good place to
encourage men to look at the ways of blaming and covering up our wrongs. We need
to help the men realize that the way back to reality is to commit to the Father for the
rest of their lives, not just a ten month program. The Father wants to help them live in
His reality forever.
Share your personal testimony with the men of how you came to your senses –
accepted responsibility for your wrong and cleaned up relationships etc., whatever is
applicable to your life.
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TEACHING OUTLINE: FANTASY / REALITY
Please find the master notes for “Fantasy / Reality’ in the package provided at the back of this
folder entitled “Fantasy / Reality Masters”. We suggest you make a copy for yourself so you
can write any extra notes you want on them. These notes can also be copied for handouts in
class.
1.
Proverbs 23: 29 - 35
2.
Reality World: God is God / Uncomfortable.
• True self
• Feelings / Hurts
• Commitments
• Relationships
• Responsibilities …
3.
Fantasy World: I am God / Comfortable.
• False self image
• Numb to feelings and hurts
• Forget problems
• Everything under control
• Proverbs 14: 12 (Fantasy world seems right and good for us)
4.
We deal with pains of reality by going into fantasy.
5.
We make a lot of messes in reality while in fantasy.
6.
Denial and Projection: Like pouring gasoline on a fire.
• Denial - a defense mechanism, helps avoid and suppress reality, we
minimize our problem
• Projection – We blame our problems on people places and things.
Defends us from what we fear. Adam quickly explained to God what
happened and projected it onto Eve.
• As long as we deny and project we will not recover and begin the
process of healing in our lives.
7.
Our addictions alienated us from:
• God
• Our true self
• Others
8.
The quickest way from point A to point B is a straight line. (
(See diagram in master notes)
9.
Proverbs 28: 19 & Proverbs 12: 11
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SOCIOGRAM
During the Induction phase, the men will be introduced to the Sociogram. For the
period of induction each Sociogram will be observed from outside the circle of men
participating in this exercise.
It is important to brief the men before this takes place to help them see the benefit of
the Sociogram.
The sociogram is not meant to produce judgment against one
another. It is designed to help us speak the truth in love Eph 4: 15 – 16 “…but
speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head – Christ
– from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies,
according to the effective working by which every joint does it’s share, causes growth
of the body for the edifying of itself in love”.
It will give the men an accurate
evaluation of how their classmates see them working the program.
It is not a
popularity contest nor is it a time to publicly express dislike for a classmate. It may be
frightening to them when they first experience this direct confrontation, but if they
receive the insights offered to them, they will come to value it as a great tool in
rebuilding their lives. Many men in addiction have had difficulty through life with
taking correction from anyone. They will find it even harder to take correction from
the Lord. There are many reasons why receiving correction has become a problem.
The sociogram is a tool that can help a man to allow the Lord to show them what
those things are to bring healing and change to their lives.
If we have issues of fear, shame and rejection, the sociogram can seem like it is
designed to hurt us. Healing comes to us through having the courage to allow others
to speak the truth about our behaviors in a manner that is based in true love and
concern for each other. To truly love someone is to want the best for them. Allowing
people to show us the mistakes we are making is one of the best ways to change.
God only brings discipline to those that he loves. The sociogram has been designed
as a tool to help break down the walls of rejection and fear that have ruled us for so
long.
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TEACHING OUTLINE: SOCIOGRAM
Please find the master notes for “Sociogram’ in the package provided at the back of this
folder entitled “Sociogram Masters”. We suggest you make a copy for yourself so you can
write any extra notes you want on them. These notes can also be copied for handouts in
class.
1.
What does sociogram mean?
• Socio – means people
• Gram – means message
• So sociogram is a message through people
2.
Four ways God speaks to us:
• The Word – Bible
• Journaling
• Circumstances and situations
• The Body of Christ – Sociogram – message from God through people
3.
Three motives that we could come into the sociogram with are:
• Fear (2 Timothy 1:7)
• Love (1 Corinthians 13:4-7) The only correct motive to have in the
sociogram
• Revenge (Romans 12:17-21)
4.
Judging VS. Confronting
• Judging: Truth without love, based on our perception, to condemn,
• Confronting: Truth in love, based on spiritual discernment, face to face
5.
Truth without love will kill
6.
Sociogram Votes
• Must have six votes, a positive and negative in each category, each a
different brother in the gram
• Most important step is to PRAY, not PREY, over your votes.
• Exercise spiritual discernment not criticalness
• No hearsay votes
• Do not preach or give advice, just tell what specific attitude you have
seen
7.
Sociogram Categories
• Positive and Negative Spiritual Growth
• Positive and Negative Attitude / Work Ethic
• Positive and Negative Relationships
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Exercises and Stories:
Christ as the Head
The scripture says, “growing up the body of Christ.” To do that, we have to put Christ
first, Christ is the head of our body.
1.
Christ is the head of our body. The head controls the body. When you put a bit
and bridle in a horse’s mouth, you control the horse, you can point him in the
direction you want him to go. If we allow Christ to be the head of the sociogram,
and we speak the truth in love, we will be used by God to point a man in the right
direction – the direction that the Lord wants them to go. We are all members of
this body. 1Corinthians 12:25-27 “…that there should be no division in the body,
but that the members should have the same care for one another. And if one
member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all
the members rejoice with it. Now you are the body of Christ, and members
individually”.
CHRIST
2.
1. Christ the Head
We are all individuals, we have
our own unique gifts, talents and
abilities. Allowing God to use us
2. Individuals
and others with our gifts, talents
and abilities forms the Body of
Christ.
Each of us has a
particular job to do.
When one
member doesn’t do his job the
rest of us suffer. Some of us are
the arms, some of us the legs
etc. The Body of Christ is made
up of members, each performing
and doing what he is called to do.
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The Cataract Eyeball
The Websters dictionary states that a cataract is: “a clouding of the lens of the eye or
of it’s surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light”.
When light is obstructed through these cataracts in our physical eye it has an effect
on the way we see things. We can compare physical cataracts to show us how our
personal beliefs, lies that we believe, unresolved hurts and feelings of shame, can
cloud the light of God’s word entering our hearts. When the light of truth comes to us
it can be filtered through these issues and cloud our view of God, and other people.
John 8: 32 says “If you know the truth, the truth will set you free”. We have never
been able to grasp the truth, because we haven’t been able to perceive it. Our
perception has been clouded.
(Use this diagram and draw in the order they are numbered)
6. Old lies and beliefs
EYE BALL
1. Lens
Shame
3. Optic Nerve
Hurts
Lies
2. Light enters
the lens
4. Brain
Beliefs
5. Cataracts
1.
The lens of the eye.
2.
Light enters the lens at different angles, which is like truth coming to our
hearts.
3.
Light filters through the lens to the optic nerve.
4.
The optic nerve then sends a message to the brain, which turns it into a picture
or a view.
5.
Cataracts distort the view.
6.
The distortion is the old lies and beliefs and the shame, guilt, hurts and pain.
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Session 9: Sociogram
Four Sides To A House
X
X
YOU
X
X
If you find four people and place them on different sides of a house, then ask them to
describe what they see from where they stand, you will get four different descriptions
of the house. This is like asking people how they see you from the outside. We see
the house from the inside; other people will tell you things about you that you cannot
see yourself. We cannot see our blind spots so we must rely on the body to help us
with what they see.
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