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:Leader Guide
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Review and Reflect cont.
Rather than lamenting this fact, invest in those
who prove to be “good soil”. Care for them.
Talk with them. Encourage their meager
efforts. Push them to keep going. It’s likely
that by the third conversation you will know
those who are good soil and can prioritize
accordingly.
Use the opening of this month’s conversation
to point the participant’s attention to the
hundred, sixty, and thirty-fold harvest that
results from the good soil. Challenge them to
not grow discouraged when it seems the odds
of change are stacked against them but to
trust in a God for whom nothing is impossible
(Lk 1:37).
Story of a
Win
Prayer for
Others
Encourage these leaders to persevere by
holding up a number of examples of the fruit
that comes from a new OS. Consider someone
in your city or state who has implemented
the ideas discussed in this primer. Some may
have participated in a group that used this
material before, while others may have been
uniquely prepared by the Holy Spirit to begin
wrestling and implementing many of these
ideas already. Invite a pastor or leader of one
such church to come and share his or her story
with the group. Allow them to testify to God’s
grace and cast a vison of what could be for
those in attendance. You may find it helpful to
conclude this portion by opening up a time of
questions for the one sharing. These questions
will likely expose the fears or frustrations that
your group members have and should inform
your focus as you continue through this Primer.
Use this person’s story to remind your group
of the value of praying for other churches
and believers in your city. This will serve as
a helpful connection to the consideration of
“Kingdom” in this month’s study.
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