DISCIPLESHIP RESOURCE

The Journey

Welcome to The Journey — a discipleship course designed to help you explore faith and grow as a disciple of Jesus Christ.

Explore the session resources below. We suggest setting time aside once a week to work through each session.

Each session includes some readings and reflections to help you grow. There will be some practical things to do as well. A journal would be useful for you to write down your answers.

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Unit One – The Kingdom of God
Unit Two – I AM
Unit Three – Living in the Kingdom

We would like to help you get the most from the course so please let us know how you are getting on with it.

If you have questions you’d like to discuss, or would like someone to go through the course with you, please contact our Senior Minister.

SeniorMinister@stortfordbaptist.org

Unit One: The Kingdom of God

Six sessions unpacking the Kingdom of God—what is it and what does it mean for us today?

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Session One: Kingdom Life
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Session One: Kingdom Life
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Exploring what it means to follow Jesus, how God sees us and the plan he has for our lives.

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Session Two: What is the Kingdom?
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Session Two: What is the Kingdom?
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Unpacking the Kingdom of God – what it is, what it means for us to belong to it and how it changes our lives.

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Session Three: Kingdom Power
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Session Three: Kingdom Power
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Understanding the Holy Spirit – who he is, what different he makes to our lives and how he changes us.

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Session Four: Family
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Session Four: Family
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Understanding the Church – what it is, what it’s for and what it’s supposed to be like.

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Session Five: Worship
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Session Five: Worship
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Exploring what it means to worship God, what holiness means and how we can become a ‘living sacrifice’.

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Session Six: Communication
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Session Six: Communication
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Discovering how we can talk to God through prayer and reading the Bible.

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Unit Two: I AM

Seven sessions exploring some of Jesus’ famous sayings which start with the words ‘I am’.

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Session One: I Am He
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Session One: I Am He
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In the first of a series looking at Jesus’ ‘I Am’ statements, we consider Jesus’ statement ‘I Am He’.

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Session Two: I Am the Bread of Life
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Session Two: I Am the Bread of Life
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Continuing the series looking at Jesus’ ‘I Am’ statements, we consider Jesus’ statement ‘I Am the Bread of Life’.

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Session Three: I Am the Light
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Session Three: I Am the Light
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Explore the next of Jesus’ ‘I Am’ statements, ‘I Am the Light’.

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Session Four: I Am the Good Shepherd
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Session Four: I Am the Good Shepherd
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Exploring the next of Jesus’ ‘I Am’ statements, we consider Jesus’ statement ‘I Am the Good Shepherd.’

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Session Five: I Am the Resurrection
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Session Five: I Am the Resurrection
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Continuing our series of Jesus’ ‘I Am’ statements, we look at ‘I Am the Resurrection.’

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Session Six: I Am the Way
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Session Six: I Am the Way
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Looking at the next of Jesus’ ‘I Am’ statements, we consider what he means when he says ‘I Am the Way.’

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Session Seven: I Am the True Vine
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Session Seven: I Am the True Vine
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To conclude this series of sessions exploring Jesus’ ‘I Am’ statements, we look at ‘I Am the True Vine.’

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Unit Three: Living in the Kingdom

Nine sessions exploring how we can live in God’s kingdom.

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Session One: Keeping In Step With The Spirit
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Session One: Keeping In Step With The Spirit
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In the first of a series looking at how we live in God’s kingdom, we look at keeping in step with the Holy Spirit.

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Session Two: Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit
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Session Two: Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit
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In the second of a series looking at how we live in God’s kingdom, we look at some famous sayings from Jesus’ longest sermon, beginning with, ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit’.

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Session Three: Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
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Session Three: Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
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In the third of a series looking at how we live in God’s kingdom, we look at some famous sayings from Jesus’ longest sermon, including ‘Blessed are those who mourn’.

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Session Four: Blessed Are The Meek
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Session Four: Blessed Are The Meek
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In the fourth of a series looking at how we live in God’s kingdom, we look at some famous sayings from Jesus’ longest sermon, including ‘Blessed are the meek.’

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Session Five: Blessed Are Those Who Hunger And Thirst For Righteousness
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Session Five: Blessed Are Those Who Hunger And Thirst For Righteousness
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In the fifth of a series looking at how we live in God’s kingdom, we look at some famous sayings from Jesus’ longest sermon, including ‘Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness.’

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Session Six: Blessed Are The Merciful
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Session Six: Blessed Are The Merciful
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In the sixth of a series looking at how we live in God’s kingdom, we look at some famous sayings from Jesus’ longest sermon, including ‘Blessed are the merciful.’

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Session Seven: Blessed Are The Pure In Heart
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Session Seven: Blessed Are The Pure In Heart
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In the seventh of a series looking at how we live in God’s kingdom, we look at some famous sayings from Jesus’ longest sermon, including ‘Blessed are the pure in heart.’

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Session Eight: Blessed Are The Peacemakers
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Session Eight: Blessed Are The Peacemakers
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In the eighth of a series looking at how we live in God’s kingdom, we look at some famous sayings from Jesus’ longest sermon, including ‘Blessed are the peacemakers.’

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Session Nine: Blessed Are Those Who Are Persecuted Because Of Righteousness
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Session Nine: Blessed Are Those Who Are Persecuted Because Of Righteousness
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In the ninth of a series looking at how we live in God’s kingdom, we look at some famous sayings from Jesus’ longest sermon, including ‘Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness.’

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