The Me I Want to Be Bible Study Participant's Guide: Becoming God's Best Version of You
By John Ortberg and Scott Rubin
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If God has a perfect vision for your life, why does spiritual growth seem so difficult? Pastor and bestselling author John Ortberg has some intriguing answers to that question, and he has organized his thoughts and God's words into a straightforward and timely guide for living your best life in The Me I Want to Be. In this study you will learn how God's perfect vision for you starts with a powerful promise. All those who trust in God "will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit" (Jeremiah 17:7-8). Ortberg urges you to recognize your brokenness, understand that God is the project manager, and follow His directions. He also helps gauge your spiritual health and measure the gap between where you are now and where God intends you to be. The Me I Want To Be Participant’s Guide is a guidebook to the great task and joy of your life … becoming God’s best version of you. Designed for use with the video.
John Ortberg
John Ortberg es el pastor principal de la Iglesia Presbiteriana de Menlo Park, en Menlo Park, California, con dependencias en Menlo Park, Mountain View y San Mateo. Ha escrito numerosas obras que han tenido una gran aceptación, como La fe y la duda; El ser que quiero ser; Un amor más allá de la razón; Cuando el juego termina, todo regresa a la caja; La misión fantasma; Dios está más cerca de lo que crees; Todos somos normales hasta que nos conocen; La vida que siempre has querido; Si quieres caminar sobre las aguas, tienes que salir de la barca; Vivamos divinamente la vida, y el plan de estudios multimedia Old Testament Challenge (con la colaboración de Kevin Harney). John y su esposa Nancy tienen tres hijos.
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The Me I Want to Be Bible Study Participant's Guide - John Ortberg
Session ONE
Discovering the Spirit
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Discovering the Spirit
Your flourishing is never just about you. It is a so that
kind of condition. God designed you to flourish so that
you could be part of his redemptive project in ways that you otherwise could not. He wants you to flourish so that
people can be encouraged, gardens can be planted, music can be written, sick people can be helped, or companies can thrive in ways they otherwise would not. When you fail to become the person God designed, all the rest of us miss out on the gift you were made to give.
The Me I Want to Be, ch. 2
» Video Teaching Notes
As you watch the session one video teaching segment, featuring John Ortberg, take notes below on anything that stands out to you. An outline has been provided to help you follow along.
Flourishing means becoming you-ier
— restored, not exchanged; living up to your full potential!
[Your Notes]
Counterfeit
versions of me that I sometimes choose:
[Your Notes]
But the best version of me is …
[Your Notes]
» Video Group Discussion
1. Of the five versions of counterfeit me’s
noted in the chart on page 10, which one do you think you most gravitate toward? Why? What circumstances in your life affect this tendency?
[Your Response]
2. God is highly concerned about you reaching your full potential — and he doesn’t get discouraged in the process. John Ortberg says that we cannot follow God if we don’t trust he really has our best interests at heart. Can you relate to this thought? Why or why not?
[Your Response]
3. Where have you seen F.T.T. (failure to thrive) in the world? How about in your own life?
[Your Response]
4. If someone were to ask you how your spiritual life is going, what factors would you consider in your response? How would you go about assessing yourself?
[Your Response]
In The Me I Want to Be, Ortberg says that a wise man suggested answering this spiritual life assessment by responding to two questions:
• Am I growing more easily discouraged these days?
• Am I growing more easily irritated these days?
How would you answer these questions today? And from your answers, how would you gauge your spiritual life?
[Your Response]
5. If flourishing is being full