Leaders’ Course Resources

Session 5 – New Life or Old Life? Time to Choose

Step 3: We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God

“Is anyone crying for help? God is listening, ready to rescue you.” Psalm 34:17 – The Message

Topic for thought

The subject of this week’s session is all about choosing an exciting new life or sticking with the old shabby one that hasn’t worked too well. Over the last month we have come to see that we have been powerless to successfully change our addictive behaviour no matter how hard we have tried. As a result, our lives have become increasingly unmanageable and some of the things we have been doing could be considered to be ‘insane’. We have begun to realise that we need a power greater than ourselves who will begin to change us and restore us to sanity, and this power can be found in God.

The Issue

The purpose of Step 3 is to help us realise that God can manage our life far better than we can. Once we put God at the centre of our life and give him the permission to change us, everything else begins to fall into place for the better.

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Weekly Resources for Guests

After each session, you can give your guests access to the resources for that week. These are designed to help them revisit the session, reflect on what they have learned and continue exploring the week's theme between sessions.

What's included?

Each week's guest resources include:

  • Session Video
    Watch the session again or revisit a particular section.

  • Pause for Thought
    Take some time to reflect on the themes explored during the session.

  • Coursework
    Continue exploring the week's theme and put what you have learned into practice.

How to give your guests access

At the end of each session, simply share the link to that week's resources with your guests.

You can share the link in whatever way works best for your group, for example by email, text message or WhatsApp.

If some guests would prefer to work from printed materials, you can also print the Pause for Thought and Coursework and give these to them at the end of the session.

Choose whichever approach works best for your group. You can also use a combination of digital and printed resources to make sure everyone can access the materials in a way that works for them.

Session 5 Resources

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