SESSION ONE
grow
I confess that I am an avid
people watcher – I find
the incredible diversity
of people intriguing.
However, it is the
similarities between
parents and children that
I find most delightful.
Beyond the “you’ve got
your grandmother’s nose”
kind of similarities, I
love seeing how a young
woman and her mother
will dress similarly, or
a young boy’s haircut
will match his father’s.
And even more than that,
how families will express
themselves in the same
way or develop the same
mannerisms. Whether it is
conscious or unconscious,
we model ourselves on
those we look up to
(or at least, spend the
most time with).
In the same way, through being a
follower of Jesus and spending lots
of time with Him, we will naturally
become more like Him. And, in a
world desperate for Jesus, that is
a beautiful thing.
Watch: Episode 1 – Grow Your Heart
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www.globalinteraction.org.au/GrowSow
Discuss: Reflect:
› › What was it that opened Mae
Ran’s heart to Jesus? › › In what ways have you seen Jesus
grow and change you? Or what
kind of person would you be if you
had never met Jesus?
› › In what ways has Mae Ran grown
since becoming a follower of
Jesus?
› › What difficulties does Mae Ran
face that make life challenging?
How may this impact her growth?
› › Mae Ran now wants all people
to know God. What is it that she
wants them to know about God?
Luke 6:17-49
Read through the teachings of Jesus
found in Luke 6:17-49. As you read,
consider what these words might
also mean to Mae Ran.
In these verses:
› › Jesus teaches His disciples that
the poor, hungry, miserable and
insulted are blessed, while woe is
coming to the rich, well-fed, happy
and respected.
› › Enemies are to be loved as they
themselves would like to be
loved, doing good to them and
even lending to them without
expectation of repayment.
› › Instead of judging others, we must
learn to forgive and walk humbly
ourselves.
› › A life that is being changed by
Jesus will produce good fruit
(i.e. a student will become like
the teacher, if they listen to the
teachings of Jesus and put them
into practice).
› › How do your actions and attitudes
impact the people around you
who don’t know Jesus?
› › As you read through the
teachings, what stood out to you
as something that God may want
you to continue to grow in?
Act:
› › Take the verse (or verses) that
have challenged you, write it down
and keep it in a prominent place
this week, asking God to help you
to live as He desires.
› › Commit to one act that you will
do this week as a result of this
study (e.g. change your life goal
from seeking happiness to being
obedient; show kindness to
someone you find hard to love;
call yourself out when you are
judging others; commit to reading
the Word).
› › Pray for Mae Ran, that her life
and testimony would resonate
throughout her village and
beyond. Pray also that God would
continue to shape and grow her
heart.