Learning Objective: Stress increases when we forget God is in charge and has a plan for our lives. Learn a technique to help you stress less and lean on Jesus.
Scriptures: Acts 4 | Colossians 2 | 2 Samuel 12-24 | 1 John 2:17
Prayer: Lord grant me the grace to remember that I always have the choice to give you more authority than whatever it is that is stressing me out.
Prayer: Lord grant me the grace to speak the truth in love, to listen to understand verses to be understood, to be quick to show grace over anger, love over hatred and kindness over my need to be right.
Learning Objective: Do you know your role in spiritual warfare? Learn 3 verses that contain key directives to guide you through spiritual warfare.
Scriptures: Ephesians 6:12 | Deuteronomy 30:19 | 2 Chronicles 7:14-16 | John 13:34, 16:13 | Matthew 14:22-33 | Galatians 5 | John 14:26
Prayer: Holy Spirit, guide me into all truth. Protect me from myself, my need to be right, liked and understood. Protect me from half truths and beliefs I’ve made based on half truths that have led to judgements and ugly behavior. Help me to remember why my heart continues to beat: to guide people back to you: the way, the truth and our life.
Learning Objective: How to get back up after falling down. Learn 5 questions to help you shift from the problem to the solution with the help of the Holy Spirit.
Scriptures: Revelation 13:10, 14:12 | James 1:2-4 | Galatians 6:7-9 | Matthew 13:24-30
Prayer: Holy Spirit please grant me the grace to tune into what is great about my situation as I allow you to move me to do what you want me to do and not do what you don’t want me to do until you guide me into the place you want me to be. Show me how to enjoy this process with faith and endurance.
Prayer: Dear Lord, the more I surrender my life to you, who is the greatest possible good, the very incarnation of God, the freer I am to be who I am supposed to be. The more you become the master of my life and the more I internalize you moral commands (love you, love neighbor) the freer I am to be your child, to respond to your will… may it be so my beloved Savior…may it be so.
Learning Objective: Learn how to wait well from 4 rock star examples pulled from Holy Scripture.
Scriptures: Genesis 37-44:9 |Psalm 13:1-6 | Luke 2:22-28 | Luke 22:44-46 | Luke 24:49-53 | Romans 12: 9-21
Prayer: Dear Lord, help me to wait well. To praise you in the temple of my being and camp on faith that you are faithful to your promise to accomplish a greater good than had the set back or suffering never occurred because you are a good God and your are FAITHFUL… I believe Lord, help my unbelief
Learning Objective: Learn how to navigate hurt feelings and maintain inner peace. Explore 3 ways to handle your hurt feelings and move through to peace.
Scriptures: 1 Samuel 23-24 | James 4:7 | Psalm 34:18 | Matthew 11:28-30
Prayer: Jesus, you are very familiar with feelings as you experienced being fully human on earth. You know the best ways to move through them back into your peace. Show me how to learn from the hurt in my life. Help me to do a good job glorifying you when my feelings are hurt. It’s easy to want to hurt those who hurt me, it takes your strength to be kind in the midst of it all.
Learning Objective: Learn 3 things about God that will renew your hope to begin again.
Scriptures: John 11:17-28 (write out verses 21 and 22 and put in your situation that is triggering regret, guilt or shame | Lamentations 3:22-26 | Joel 2:25-27
Prayer: Dear Lord, help me to remember the truth about your character: you are a loving God who desires for me to begin again, and again and again knowing that you are able to bring about a greater good than had my poor choices evoked. Forgive me, cleanse me, renew me and resurrect hope and purpose within my heart.
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Learning Objective: What is meant by the application of the EIC Method
[Prayer]:
Father God, I come to you in thanks, praise, and forgiveness for things I know I have done, could do, or am not aware of. Lord, we live in challenging times filled with conflict and lack self-awareness, empathy, and effective communication. Help us listen to you and act as you would, with Love and no offense, knowing you are guiding us.
Thank you, Father, for the countless blessings you give us daily, seen and unseen. We are grateful for the Emotional Intelligence In Christ project, a God-given tool that helps us acknowledge your ultimate presence and authority. Most of all, we thank you for being our father and the Love and protection you continually provide, which gives us strength and comfort. Amen
Learning Objective: Learn 4 questions for discernment when it comes to sharing your opinion.
Scriptures: James 3
Prayer:
Jesus, so often we share our opinion out of our own insecurities and feelings of inadequacy or from our ego’s need for a seat at the table. Give us victory over our tongue. Help us to discern if we are sharing our opinion for our glory or if you are wanting us to speak the truth in love for your glory. You are the pilot, the potter the hand we are the rudder, the clay and the pencil make your appeal through us for your glory.
