The Hands Portion

Week 14 from Calvary Baptist Church on Vimeo.

     This week we model the "hands" portion of the "head, heart & hands" methodology.

     You can view the session outline below in JPEG format or download it in PDF here.

The Heart Portion

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     This week we model the "heart" portion of the "Head, Heart and Hands" method as we continue to demonstrate how to do the three thirds outline.

     The session plan for this week can be seen below in JPEG format or can be downloaded in PDF format here.

The Head portion of Head, Heart and Hands

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     In this week's video-blog we model the "Head" portion of the "Head, Heart and Hands" method.  "Head, Heart and Hands" is the core of the three thirds outline.

     This method is very important because it teaches participants how to discover God's truth and apply to their lives.  Rather than our teaching them the Bible we are teaching them to teach themselves with the help of the Holy Spirit.  Our role is not to be Bible experts but to be facilitators of disciple-makers.  Each week the group discovers together and then in the worship service the pastor provides exposition which should affirm, encourage and challenge as a follow up.

       Secondly this method is easily reproducible.  Not only do participants learn how to discover God's truth and apply it to their own lives but they also learn a method they can use in leading others.  They can use this method with their family, with their workmates, with their schoolmates, with their neighbors, with an existing group they are leading or with a new group they can start.

     Since this week's Bible passage consists of four parables and time may not permit discovery study of all four, I recommend you look at the first parable (the four soils) and assign the other three as a way for participants to use "head, heart and hands" in their personal devotional or with others during the week.

     Below you can view this week's session plan in JPEG format or you can download it in PDF format by clicking here.

Vision Casting

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          This week we discuss the vision casting piece of the three thirds outline.  This is a short segment in the group session but it is very important.  It usually consists of the Great Commission.  Watch the video to hear why we think it's important and how to best do this portion of the group session.

          The reason we use the three thirds outline is because it is easily reproducible.  In other words, group members can learn how to do it themselves at home, with their co-workers, school mates or a new group they will start at some point.  (This is happening with several of our students already!)  So leading the group session well not only means a fruitful session for this week but it is teaching group members by modeling how they can do it as well.

          Also below you can view the group session outline for this week in JPEG format or you can download it in PDF by clicking here.