Study Guide Here.

God not only supplies from his heavenly storehouse but also through the Body of Christ.  In order for the Body of Christ to truly function as a supply and healing source, we have to relinquish our self-sufficiency and reclaim our dependency on Christ and His body.

Role #1: God in Control – People Yielding to His Control and Developing Self-Control

Questions: 

  • How are you trying to control something or someone?  
  • What do you need to leave in God’s hands?  
  • When have you experienced regaining self-control by relinquishing attempts to control circumstances or other people?

Role #2: God as Rule Maker – People as Rule Keepers

Questions:

  • Consider an aspect of your life that is not working right now.  Are some of God’s ways being violated in your life?
  • By whom?
  • Am I aware of God’s principles that guide my life?
  • Which of God’s principles do you need to align yourself with to find healing and wholeness?

Role #3: God as Source – People as Dependent

Questions: 

  • For what are you not depending on God?  
  • What keeps you from depending on people?  
  • What can you do to get past those obstacles?  
  • With whom are you able to share your deepest fears, hurts, and temptations?

Role #4:  God as Judge of Life – People as Experiencers of Life

Questions:

  • Under whose judgment do you feel you sit?
  • What fears or needs might lie behind that person’s behavior?
  • Whose judge have you appointed yourself to be?
  • What fears or needs are behind your behavior?
  • To whom can you apologize for trying to play judge in his/her life?