For those wanting to explore Jesus and His mission
The Explore experiences below are very beneficial for everyone, but are designed for those who are exploring who Jesus is and who are wanting to learn more about the mission and message He proclaimed. These experiences are short in nature, do not make any assumptions of spiritual beliefs, and can be easily completed. These Explore Experiences are housed in the Disciples Made Digital Community and are free to use anytime. Engage them, then invite two or three friends to go through them with you.
Live Fully Alive (5 Sessions)
There are five sessions in Live Fully Alive:
- Living Fully Alive
- The Enemy to Living Fully Alive
- Jesus: Our Fully Alive Hero
- The Fully Alive Formula: Character X Calling = Impact
- The Key to Living Fully Alive: Obedience > Competence
In these five short sessions you will learn what Jesus means by Living Fully Alive, understand the thief's primary strategy for stealing that life away from you, and discover how you can partner with Jesus to Live Fully Alive more every day.
Live Fully Alive is a self-paced course that is best experienced with a few friends, but can easily be done individually.
Secure a journal. You will want a place to record your reflections and action steps that emerge from Live Fully Alive.
The Flow of the Sessions:
- Watch the video.
- Engage the reflection questions.
- Complete the bible engagement exercise.
- Share your responses with two or three others. *
- Advance to the next session.
* If you are going through Live Fully Alive with a group, set up a regular time to connect and share your insights and encouragement.
Who Is Jesus? (5 Sessions)
Who Is Jesus?
Jesus has promised you the Fully Alive life. Jesus has invited you to follow Him to find that life. But, who is this Jesus? What is He really like?
Jesus is one of the world's most influential figures. Much has been written about Him. Scholars, fans, and critics alike have tried to explain Jesus... and the volume of information can be overwhelming. To best know Jesus, perhaps it is wise to simply read what he said about Himself.
As you engage these passages you will discern the uniqueness of Jesus and why He alone is qualified to lead you into the Fully Alive life.
There are five sessions in Who Is Jesus?
- Session 1: “Jesus is a servant.”
- Session 2: "Jesus is a healer"
- Session 3: “Jesus is a redeemer.”
- Session 4: "Jesus is the Son of God."
- Session 5: "Jesus is The Way.”
Who Is Jesus? is a self-paced course that is best experienced with a few friends, but can easily be done individually.
Secure a journal. You will want a place to record your reflections and action steps that emerge from Who Is Jesus?
The Flow of the Sessions:
- Read the Bible excerpts.
- Engage the reflection questions.
- Share your responses with two or three others. *
- Advance to the next session.
* If you are going through Who Is Jesus? with a group, set up a regular time to connect and share your insights and encouragement.
What Does the Journey Look Like? (5 Sessions)
What Does the Journey Look Like?
Jesus used the phrase "Follow Me" to recruit his disciples. These words give us a huge clue to the kind of relationship wanted with His first disciples, and the kind of relationship He wants with you. Jesus was inviting them on a journey. What did their journey look like? Answering this question will help you understand the journey He is inviting you to consider.
Jesus was kind with His level of clarity about this journey. Jesus, in no uncertain terms, was on a mission and He was inviting those that followed Him to join that mission. You can hear Jesus' passion and commitment to this mission in the opening request in the Lord's prayer provided above... to bring heaven to earth.
To bring heaven to earth, we must know how things work in heaven. Jesus' teachings are packed with stories and teachings about heaven, and that teaching is often counter-intuitive to our "earthly" way of doing things.
Start What Does the Journey Look Like?
One author, Dallas Willard, in his book The Divine Conspiracy, even goes so far to say that Jesus' wisdom must have seemed "upside down" in our world.
Willard, a longtime Professor of Philosophy at The University of Southern California in Los Angeles, says that Jesus came to help his disciples learn to fly right side up in an upside down world.
“What is truly profound is thought to be stupid and trivial, or worse, boring, while what is actually stupid and trivial is thought to be profound. That is what it means to fly upside down.”
Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God
Jesus is known for being a revolutionary teacher. This reputation is merited, as many of His sayings appear to be "upside down" at first glance. But... what if, in reality, Jesus is right? The best way to know if to put His teachings to the test, and What Does the Journey Look Like? helps you do that.
In this experience, we are inviting you to accept Jesus' invitation to "Follow Him," in order to hear Him and consider the counter-intuitive worldview He came to share. You will learn and grapple with a few of Jesus' most "upside down" statements and learn to embrace them through your "I Believe" and "I Will" statements. As you persist in living out these values, you will grow more and more into a Fully Alive citizen of Heaven... even as you continue your journey on earth.
There are five sessions in What Does The Journey Look Like?:
- Session 1: “My sheep hear my voice.”
- Session 2: "Become a fool to be truly wise."
- Session 3: “Lose your life to find it.”
- Session 4: "More blessed to give than to receive."
- Session 5: "The least is the greatest.”
What Does the Journey Look Like? is a self-paced course that is best experienced with a few friends, but can easily be done individually.
Secure a journal. You will want a place to record your reflections and action steps that emerge from What Does the Journey Look Like?.
The Flow of the Sessions:
- Read the Bible excerpts.
- Engage the reflection questions.
- Share your responses with two or three others. *
- Advance to the next session.
* If you are going through What Does the Journey Look Like? with a group, set up a regular time to connect and share your insights and encouragement.
What Story Am I In? (7 Sessions)
What Story I Am In?
Your life is a story.
Your story is also an important part of a much larger story... God's Story.
The Christian Bible is The Story of God's relationship to us, His people. Understanding the basics of The Story is key to learning to live Fully Alive within it.
In this experience you will discover that The Story contains many familiar themes we find in the world's most popular adventure stories. There is an epic journey toward home, there are heroes and villains, there are regular battles, and there is a promised victory.
Psalm 139:16 suggests that God has a Fully Alive story laid out for you to live within this greater story. What Story I Am In? has been created so you can Learn The Story and join The Story!
There are five sessions in What Story I Am In?
- Session 1: Your Story: Part of The Story
- Session 2: Paradise: The Story’s Beginning & End
- Session 3: Journey: Our Epic Pursuit of “Home”
- Session 4: Battle: The Story’s Epic Challenge
- Session 5: Arc: The Story’s Compelling Consistency
- Session 6: Hope: The Story’s Pre-Declared Victor
- Session 7: Victory: Following the Hero Home
What Story I Am In? is a self-paced course that is best experienced with a few friends, but can easily be done individually.
Secure a journal. You will want a place to record your reflections and action steps that emerge from What Story I Am In?
The Flow of the Sessions:
- Read the Bible excerpts.
- Engage the reflection questions.
- Share your responses with two or three others. *
- Advance to the next session.
* If you are going through What Story I Am In? with a group, set up a regular time to connect and share your insights and encouragement.
Who Do I Need on the Journey? (4 Sessions)
Who Do I Need on the Journey?
“Plans go wrong for lack of advice; many advisers bring success."
Proverbs 15:22
Your life is dramatically influenced by the company you keep.
Wisely choosing the right people to fill specific roles in your life is key to Living Fully Alive. In this experience you will learn which roles to fill and how to give and receive life through them.
Start Who Do I Need on the Journey?
There are four sessions in Who Do I Need On This Journey?
- Session 1: It Takes a Village
- Session 2: I Need a Mentor to Guide Me
- Session 3: I Need Two Peers to Walk With Me
- Session 4: I Need Apprentices that are Following Me
Who Do I Need On This Journey? is a self-paced course that is best experienced with a few friends, but can easily be done individually.
Secure a journal. You will want a place to record your reflections and action steps that emerge from Who Do I Need On This Journey?
The Flow of the Sessions:
- Read the Bible verses.
- Engage the reflection questions.
- Share your responses with two or three others.
- Advance to the next session.
For those wanting to grow in Christ-like character and live out their personal calling
The Develop Level experiences are designed for people that have decided to build their lives on Jesus and His teaching. Use these experiences to help create spiritual rhythms and habits that will Develop Character and Calling. These experiences are four to six sessions long, involve more opportunities for bible engagement, and include additional resources to read or watch that will foster the intended growth. Our Develop Experiences are best done in community, so inviting at least two people to join you for them is ideal. Our core Develop Experiences are housed in the Disciples Made Digital Community and are free to use anytime. Be transformed through these Experiences. Use these Experiences to transform the lives of others.
Course: Prepare for Impact! (5 Sessions)
Prepare for Impact!
Character X Calling = Impact is the formula for becoming a Fully Alive follower of Jesus. As you develop the Character of Jesus, you will naturally grow in your capacity for meaningful Intimacy. As you develop the personal Calling Jesus has assigned to you, you will naturally grow in your capacity for selfless Influence.
Prepare for Impact! will help you understand the blueprint for growing in Character & Calling: staying focused on the outcomes, fueling those outcomes through spiritual habits, and forming Jesus' worldview in your mind by engaging helpful content.
- Week 1: Identity: The Key to Impact
- Week 2: Focus: On Earth As It Is In Heaven
- Week 3: Source: Habits That Fuel Impact
- Week 4: Support: Content that Shapes Impact
- Week 5: Scope: Maximum Impact: In You, Through You, & Beyond You
Course: Develop Your Character (5 Sessions)
DEVELOP YOUR CHARACTER
Jesus has sent His Spirit to help you become like Him.
God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son. Romans 8:29
Becoming like Jesus is God's purpose for your life, and one of the greatest sources for living Fully Alive.
Developing Character = Increased Godly Intimacy
As you develop the Character of Jesus, you will naturally grow in your capacity for meaningful Intimacy with God and others.
Develop Your Character will help you understand the blueprint for growing in character. What godly character is, how character is formed, and how our character development can remain steady in spite of life's many challenging circumstances.
- Week 1: Character: Becoming Like Jesus
- Week 2: Fruit: The Result of Abiding, Not Striving
- Week 3: Habits: Rhythms for Abiding With Jesus
- Week 4: Listening & Following: The Lab of Transformation
- Week 5: Bible Engagement: Transformation Starts In the Mind
Course: Develop Your Calling/Find Your Place (4 Sessions + Book Reading)
Character X Calling = Impact.
Character X Calling = Impact is the formula for becoming a Fully Alive follower of Jesus. Find Your Place is focused on developing your Calling.
Find Your Place is a four-session journey created for everyday followers of Jesus who want to discover and grow into their unique Masterpiece Mission. Find Your Place is a companion experience to the Find Your Place book.
Find Your Place is designed to be done in a group, but individuals can engage the experience as well.
- Session 1: Discover Your Masterpiece Mission
- Session 2: Discover Your Gifts
- Session 3: Clarify Your Passions
- Session 4: Your Story & Your Impact
