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7/7 Discipleship Being a Christian in our working lives Session 4

7/7 Discipleship Being a Christian in our working lives Session 4. God’s calling to everyone. We all have a vocation. Vocation ….. Vocation ……. Vocation ……. What does the Bible say?. In groups, read and discuss the suggested passage(s).

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7/7 Discipleship Being a Christian in our working lives Session 4

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  1. 7/7 Discipleship Being a Christian in our working lives Session 4

  2. God’s calling to everyone We all have a vocation

  3. Vocation ….. Vocation ……. Vocation …….

  4. What does the Bible say? • In groups, read and discuss the suggested passage(s). • Be prepared to feedback briefly to the whole group.

  5. Some questions to consider (and others may occur to you):How and why does God call people in the Bible?What is the significance of someone’s name (or the changing of a name) in the Bible?What can we learn from the Bible about God’s calling to us .. our vocation?

  6. A story … The Hasidic rabbi, Zuscha, was asked on his deathbed what he thought the kingdom of God would be like. He replied, "I don't know. But one thing I do know. When I get there I am not going to be asked, 'Why weren't you Moses? Why weren't you David?' I am only going to be asked, 'Why weren't you Zuscha?”

  7. The naming of cats by T S Eliot The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter, It isn't just one of your holiday games; You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES. First of all, there's the name that the family use daily, Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo or James, Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey-- All of them sensible everyday names. There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter, Some for the gentlemen, some for the dames: Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter-- But all of them sensible everyday names. But I tell you, a cat needs a name that's particular, A name that's peculiar, and more dignified, Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular, Or spread out his whiskers, or cherish his pride? Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum, Such as Munkustrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat, Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellylorum- Names that never belong to more than one cat. But above and beyond there's still one name left over, And that is the name that you never will guess; The name that no human research can discover-- But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess. When you notice a cat in profound meditation, The reason, I tell you, is always the same: His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name: His ineffable effable Effanineffable Deep and inscrutable singular Name.

  8. Alonzo Augustus Electra Peter Admetus Victor Jonathan Demeter George Bill Bailey Plato

  9. Alonzo Augustus Electra Munkustrap Peter Jellylorum Coricopat Admetus Victor Quaxo Jonathan Demeter Bombalurina George Bill Bailey Plato

  10. Alonzo Augustus Electra Munkustrap Peter Jellylorum Coricopat Admetus ? Victor Quaxo Jonathan Demeter Bombalurina George Bill Bailey Plato

  11. Finding your vocation Your true name before God

  12. Working life Job Home activities Family activities Sport Church tasks Voluntary work Club or committee membership

  13. Working life Job Home activities Qualifications Experiences Family activities Sport Skills Gifts Aptitudes Church tasks Voluntary work Talents Club or committee membership

  14. Working life Job Home activities Qualifications Experiences Family activities Your unique name. The personal qualities that make you who you are. The image of God within you? Sport Skills Gifts Aptitudes Church tasks Voluntary work Talents Club or committee membership

  15. Working life Job Home activities Qualifications Experiences Family activities Your unique name. The personal qualities that make you who you are. The image of God within you. Sport Skills Gifts Aptitudes Church tasks Voluntary work Talents Club or committee membership

  16. Your Turn …………………….

  17. Working life Job Home activities Qualifications Experiences Family activities Your unique name. The personal qualities that make you who you are. The image of God within you. Sport Skills Gifts Aptitudes Church tasks Voluntary work Talents Club or committee membership

  18. Suggestions for the week • It can be quite difficult, especially for adults, to get in touch with the ‘inner circle’ of who we are. • Some questions for thinking about are given on the handout. You might like to use some or all of these in order to help you to get more deeply in touch with your ‘innermost circle’. • You might like to write or draw your response to these questions in a journal. • You will not be asked to share your specific responses to this exercise, unless you want to, although it would be good to know next week whether or not you found it useful.

  19. Closing worship ….

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