Session 1.1

Session Goal:

Learning Outcome: 
Begin the first steps to sustainable success:
1. God's values are different than society's values.
2. Understanding our money prepares us to use it wisely.

Character Development Target:
Slow Down and Become Sustainable

Inventory where you are at currently

Overview:

Thank you for starting session 1 in the apprenticeship series. This can be utilized by a mentor and mentee, instructor and student, or simply for one's personal growth. It is organized by holistic principles that allow us to grow into holistic healthy people. Thank you for investing in yourself, so that you can postiively impact others. Enjoy!

Timing Overview:

Minutes Topic
5+ Chat
5+ Opening Prayer
2+ Silence
7
Sermon on the Mount
10+ Reflection
15 Protect the Bag
5+ Application
5+
Prayer Requests
5+ Closing Prayer
5+ Next Steps
64+ TOTAL

Opening

PREPARATION:
STOP - 2 minutes

Breathe 
Remember who God is

Release what you are holding onto
Accept your limitations

Delight in God
Slowly move forward


INTRODUCTION:
O God, come to our aid.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.

TRANSITION:
"Lord please reveal Yourself and revelation through these scriptures and content, that we may have eyes to see and ears to hear. Increase our faith, and may we integrate and take to heart what you are teaching, and please protect us in this time. Amen."

SILENCE:

The Beatitudes

Learn the meaning of the Beatitudes in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5 and how Jesus' surprising statements describe the arrival of God's Kingdom.

https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/the-beatitudes/?utm_source=web_social_share&medium=shared_video 

Reflect

  1. How is the Jesus-style revolution described in Matthew different from most revolutions?
  2. What does it mean for someone to be pure in heart, and why is it important for Jesus' followers to be pure in heart?
  3. What does it mean to be a peacemaker, according to Jesus?
  4. How are Jesus’ followers similar to Israel’s prophets? What kinds of attitudes and actions do they share?

Application

  1. What is one action this week you can take to embody this kind of revolution?

Protect The Bag: Episode 1 - "Protecting the Bag"

https://youtu.be/DGghq5UlYbc?si=U3GkoefH8Yjx0Alb 

Overview:

Manage income/earnings, needs, savings, investing, debt, insurance, and budgets.

Protect the Bag Budget Example:
Needs 50%
Fun 30%
Savings 20%

Application:

  1. If you received $60,000 what would you do with it?
  2. Write a letter to your money, your thoughts toward it, and what you think about it.
  3. Take some time to look at your expenses. Write down the percentage of where money is currently going: Expenses, fun, savings. What sticks out to you?

Other Budget Example:

Other Budget Example:
God Provides 100%
Expenses:
Needs 72%
Generosity 10%+
Emergency Savings 2.50%
Health/HSA 2.50%
Personal Fun 2.50%
Fun savings - Partner 2.50%
Retirement/Roth IRA 2.50%
Investment 2.50%
Gifts for others 2.50%

Start Your Budget Today!

App: EveryDollar

Excel: Budget Excel Template

Printable Paper: Basic Budget

Spiritual Practice

Sabbath Podcast: 5. Sabbath - Fight Hustle, End Hurry Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/5-sabbath/id1480300467?i=1000456787959

Reflection:

  1. What is something that brings you joy?
  2. What is something you can do with no progress, results, or goals attached to it?
  3. Where do you feel peaceful?
  4. What stresses you the most?
  5. What is something that distracts you from resting?

Application:

  1. What is one action this week you can integrate?

NEXT STEPS

ACTION THIS WEEK:
Physiological Needs:
Spiritual:
Sermon on the Mount Integration: What is one action this week you can take to embody this kind of revolution?
Health:
Sleep: sleep 7 hours every day this week.
Water: drink one bottle of water a day
Air:
breathe slowly and deeply for a intentional minute once this week.
Clothing: Acknowledge gratitude of one outfit this week.
Shelter: Appreciate your living space once this week.
Excercise:
Spend 10 minutes of movement for 4 of 7 days this week.
Nutrition: Choose a healthy meal or snack this week.
Spiritual Practice: Sabbath Practice
Safety Needs:
Financial:
Take some time to look at your expenses. Write down the percentage of where money is currently going: Expenses, fun, savings. What sticks out to you?
Belongingness and Love Needs:
Social: Connect with one person intentionally this week.
Emotional:
Write a letter to your money, your thoughts toward it, emotional reactions to it, and what you think about it.
Esteem Needs:
TBD
Self-Actualization Needs:
TBD

CLOSING PRAYER

"O my God, You are with me, and I must now, in obedience to Your commands, apply my mind to these outward things. I beseech You to grant me the grace to continue in Your Presence. To this end I ask that you grant me Your assistance, receive all my works, and possess all my emotions." - Brother Lawrence