The study plan for week one covers seven topics: overcoming challenges, understanding life's ups and downs, building good character traits, exploring love from a Christian viewpoint and in a broader sense, discussing the personal path to faith, and using change for personal growth.
| 1. Overcoming Challenges | |
| "Overcoming Challenges: Preparing for the Future and Finding Your Purpose" |
Preparing for the future, dealing with adversity, and finding your footing again are crucial steps in life's journey. These stages, key to realising one's life purpose, are a common part of our experience. Being prepared is a significant part of overcoming challenges. | 2. Unraveling Life "Unraveling Life: A Journey Through Self-Discovery and Transformation"
A life worth living often begins with self-discovery and exploration. Like opening a durian, we see how much we're valued. But even after successes, we might question our worth and whether it's worth the effort. | | 3. Shaping Gentlemen Shaping Gentlemen - a journey through Christian Education and the Boarding House Tradition"
The old school crest of the college featured a castle and three wild hogs, symbolising the transformation of students from boys to gentlemen, an ideal central to Robert Gordons College where the author was a student. | 4. Unveiling Christian Love "Unveiling Christian Love: Beyond Lust and Deviation"
We're discussing Christian love here, not any deviation from this doctrine. The church has, for a period, tolerated secular variations of love that don't align with Christian principles. This has resulted in significant issues and is incorrect in multiple ways. | | 5. Decoding Love "Decoding Love: Unveiling its Divine Nature and Misinterpretations"
The term "madness" in Japanese aptly captures the self-centric perception of love that is often prevalent, a far cry from the divine notion of love. This love transcends mere fondness or benevolence, embodying a much deeper sentiment. | 6. Journey to Faith "Journey to Faith: Embracing the Superior Path"
God's will was once perceived as an order from high command, with endless do's and don'ts. In the old days, like Moses' era, people were led by laws and punishments. But a new era has dawned, with Satan defeated and humans adopted into a royal family. | | 7. Empowering Change "Empowering Change: Unleashing Your Divine Potential"
What empowers you to utilize resources and prophesize? Where did you gain the knowledge and belief to influence change? What inspires you to give to the less fortunate? There are three pillars of authority in the progression of the kingdom. | | | | |