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      • A WOMAN AT A WELL
      • SEEING OUR EARLY LOSSES CLEARLY
      • WHO DO YOU CRY OUT TO?
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      • LIVING IN BETHSAIDA
      • SEEING EARLY LOSSES, WITH AGES
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      • EMMANUEL
      • SEEING OUR LOSSES CLEARLY - EXTENDED SCALE
      • DELIGHTING IN A VISIT
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    • WEEK FIVE OUTLINE - TELLING MY STORY - "I FELT TO I LOST" >
      • NOTICING A WIDOW
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    • WEEK SIX OUTLINE - TELLING MY STORY - "I FELT TO I LOST" >
      • PETER - WAITING FOR INSPIRATION AND POWER!
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      • WHAT IS ON HIS PALM?
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      • TELLING MY STORY - MUST AND SHOULD
      • GOOD SHEPHERD
    • WEEK EIGHT OUTLINE - “I CAME TO BELIEVE" >
      • A MAN WITH A SHRIVELED HAND
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      • UNFAILING LOVE, AND WORK
      • HE REACHES OUT FIRST
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      • INHERITANCE FOR SONS
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      • A JOURNEY
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      • TAKING JESUS AT HIS WORD/JAIRUS
      • TAKING JESUS AT HIS WORD/OFFICIAL
      • I WANT TO WALK!
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    • WEEK TWELVE OUTLINE - "RENEWING MY MIND - FAITH, FEELINGS AND FORGIVENESS" >
      • WANTING TO GET WELL, OR?
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      • ZACCHAEUS
      • REWRITE - CRYING OUT - SEEING OUR LOSS CLEARLY
      • MY SERVANT
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      • ARE YOU KNOWN?
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    • WEEK FIFTEEN OUTLINE - RE-WRITE! “I GAINED” to “I AM SET FREE TO FEEL” >
      • GARDENING
      • USES OF MEMORY
      • RE-WRITE MY STORY - COMFORT AND HEALING OF MEMORIES
      • NATHANIEL AND A FIG TREE
    • WEEK SIXTEEN OUTLINE - RE-WRITE! "I GAINED" TO i AM SET FREE TO FEEL" >
      • HIS PLANS FOR US
      • RE-WRITE MY STORY - COMFORT AND HEALING OF MEMORIES
      • WHOSE PLANS ARE BETTER?
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      • A CHANGE OF PLANS
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                                    WEEK 17

        REWRITE!   “I AM FREE TO BOUNCE FORWARD”!
                             
                                                        
Worship, Prayer and Sharing


Scripture


"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.  Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.  You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.  I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back from captivity.”  JEREMIAH 29, 11-14 (NIV)

 
“Behold, I will extend peace to (us!) her like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream; then you will be nursed, you will be carried on her hip and trotted (lovingly bounced up and down) on her (God’s Maternal) knees.  As one whom his mother comforts, so will I comfort you; you shall be comforted…”.

When you see this, your heart shall rejoice; your bones shall flourish like green and tender grass.  And the (powerful) hand of the Lord shall be revealed and known to be with His servants…”    (ISAIAH 66:12-14, AMPC)



Goals for Week 17

We are Bouncing Forward in our lives!  So let’s look the acrostic word: “BOUNCE”:

B – Breathe, Believe, Boundaries and Beauty
O – Open to hear His Voice and seek that voice every day
U – Undo by Reflecting and Forgiving
N – Say “No” when needed and “Yes” when needed
C – Cry Out to Him and, Creative Prayer, Choice
E – Explore, Excitement, Experience

We will go into detail in the "Envisioning Freedom"  below!


KNOWING JESUS CHRIST / OFFERING HIS ABUNDANT LIFE...

"A CHANGE OF PLANS”  Click HERE to read this.


KNOWING OURSELVES / RECEIVING HIS ABUNDANT LIFE...

“ENVISIONING FREEDOM: Making “B-O-U-N-C-E” personal to you.”  Click HERE to read this.

                 
HOW WE SEE GOD TODAY...

“DEFENSE MECHANISMS - Rewrite”  Click HERE to read this.

SUMMARIZE WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED THIS WEEK ABOUT JESUS AND YOURSELF.

If you are in a group setting, it is unlikely that you will be able to study all the readings of each week during the group time.  HOWEVER, be sure to study and absorb ALL OF THE READINGS during the week between sessions.

We invite you to slowly review everything you have read and worked on these last 17 weeks.  What are the areas most personal to you?  Next week, we invite you to be able to tell your complete story, from where you started to where you are now, and celebrate with each other.

 
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