Leaders’ Course Resources

Session 4 – New Order: When Will the Insanity Go?

Step 2: We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity

“Jesus…spoke up, ‘Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? I'm here inviting outsiders, not insiders—an invitation to a changed life, changed inside and out’” Luke 5:31-32 – The Message

Topic for thought

The subject of this week’s session is all about finding a new order in our lives. We have come to see that over the years 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 come to realise that we need a power greater than ourselves who will begin to change us and restore us to sanity, and this power is found in God.

The Issue

The purpose of Step 2 is to help us come to our senses and realise the insanity of some of the stuff we have been doing. We have lived with our compulsive behaviour for so long now, possibly without any major consequences, and we may be tempted to think that it is not such a big problem after all. That is mad thinking. The time has come to do something about it.

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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.

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