from taster year to Bible year

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from taster year to Bible year
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Where are we up to now?

• Taster booklets
• Please feed back how you got on with them

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Where are we up to now?

• How do you feed-back?
• Use the website forums
• Link from URC web-site to V4L home

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• Aims Bible year
• to enable a fresher, deeper engagement with the
  Bible
• to get everyone involved
• all can receive insight
• all have experience to offer
• to build confidence

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• Bible year materials
• available soon
• posted to those who sign up
• extra materials on web-site
• to get you started
• building over the year
• as you contribute

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• Menu Bible year
• Nibbles
• Meeting Moments
• Starters
• Main courses
• Core 4, etc.
• Desserts

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Starter Bible meditation
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• What we will do
• Listen to scripture
• Chew it over briefly in silence
• Chew it over briefly in your group
• Pray

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• Listen to scripture
• Matthew 2215-22

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• Chew it over
• What is your attitude to paying taxes?
• Do you regard this as a way of being faithful to
  God, or is it offensive to your faith?

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• Chew it over
• Think of a time when you were in a no-win
  situation. 
• What did that feel like?

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• Listen again
• Matthew 2218-22

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• Chew it over
• What do you think Jesus expects you to give back
  to God?
• What do you want to say to God about that now?

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• Prayer

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• How the food was prepared
• No answers!
• Questions to engage scripture your life
• Questions the text raises in me
• Keep focussed on the Bible
• Invite response

www.pray-as-you-go.org
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• What next after this starter?
• Main course
• Sermon
• Bible study/discussion
• Dessert
• Prepare act a drama
• Design a bank-note for the kingdom of God
• Your ideas...

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• You can do this!

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