Chapter Reading

Each week, read one chapter and journal through the Chapter calibration. We encourage you to reach out to those who attended your trip with you. Maybe meet on a regular basis to discuss how God is asking you to shift your perspective.

Chapter Calibration

Calibration is time for prayerful contemplation and discussion with your heavenly Dad to recalibrate your heart to Spiritual True North. Take as much time as you need; be present and listen well. Before you begin, take ten minutes for “Hands up, Hands down” Rhythm of Sonship.

As you begin, invite Jesus into this calibration time:

Jesus, you are always with me. I believe that with all my heart. This space and time are yours. Build your Kingdom here. I recognize your authority, love, and presence above all others. Jesus, I receive your presence and open my heart to you. Lead my heart through the deep waters of my story. Lead my heart to you, your work, and your presence in my story. I want to know your voice. Speak to my heart in the language I know and understand. Show me with clarity the kind of relationship I have with my earthly father. With tenderness, restore to memory the moments of wounding, and unveil the agreements I’ve made about you as my father. Where I am still young, take my hand and lead me. Heal the deep places of my young heart, and set your truth where lies rule. God, father me. Jesus, you are my protector. Set your angels around this space. Protect my heart from all attacks as I explore these moments in my story. I rebuke my imposter and the enemies in Jesus’ name. I bind them in Jesus’ name and put them at your throne for you to deal with. I am yours: spirit, soul and body, heart, mind, and will. In Jesus’ name, I pray all these things. Amen.

  1. What do you love about the story so far? Why?
  2. What do you struggle with about the story so far? Why?

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The Heart of the Father

  1. So far, what do you love about the heart of the Father in this story?
    a. Why? Be specific.
    b. Do you see God’s heart in the heart of the Father? How?

  2. So far, what do you struggle with about the heart of the Father in this story?
    a. Why? Be specific.
    b. How does that struggle inform your beliefs about God’s heart?
    c. Where do you see this play out most in your story?

  3. How do you see God? Be honest. What titles would you use to describe how you see him? (Friend, Savior, King, Lord, etc.)

  4. Does the relationship between you and your earthly dad inform your struggle with the heart of the Father in the story (God’s heart)? How? Be specific.

  5. Do you see God as a good-hearted father?
    a. Why or why not? Be specific.
    b. What does it mean to be beloved?

  6. Do you see yourself as God declares you, as a beloved son?
    a. Why or why not?
    b How do you see this play out in your daily life? Give examples. Be specific.

  7. How is Prodigal God challenging how you see and what you believe about God?

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Your Response

Both sons respond by rejecting their father’s heart.

  1. So far, what do you struggle with about the two sons in this story? Why? Be specific.

  2. From what you’ve read so far, which son do you identify with most?
    a. The older brother or younger brother?
    b. Why? Be specific.
    c. Which do you say you are most like?

  3. Where do you see yourself as the OB or YB in your story?

  4. Why do you interpret yourself as an OB/YB in that place?

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