The Guelph Vineyard Love God. Love People. Lives Transformed. Our Vision To fulfill our role in Guelph and the world. To have each person fully engaged and being used by God to fulfill their unique calling. To raise up successive generations who hunger to give their lives to Jesus and see the Kingdom come Love God. Love People. Lives Transformed.

The Guelph Vineyard Love God. Love People. Lives Transformed. Abide Abide: To rest in, to remain attached to, Hang out, Make Space for God to Speak Matthew 11:28-30 – Are you tired? Worn Out? Burned out on religion? Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I will show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me – watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.” MSG

The Guelph Vineyard Love God. Love People. Lives Transformed. What does it mean to Abide? Mark 1:14-35 The Good News is that the Kingdom of God is here! His rule, His reign, His love, His comfort, His wisdom, His protection are here for each of us.

Love God. Love People. Lives Transformed. PUBLIC SELFREVEALED SELF Blind Spots UNKNOWN SELF Subconscious, God’s territory PRIVATE SELF What I see What others see What I don’t see What others don’t see

The Guelph Vineyard Love God. Love People. Lives Transformed. There is Hope in Jesus! “Come all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labour on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me and eat what is good, and your Soul will delight in the richest of fare. Give ear and come to me; hear me that you soul might live!” Isaiah 55:1-3

The Guelph Vineyard Love God. Love People. Lives Transformed. Public Self and Abiding Why does it seem easier to live in the Public Self? Safer Socialized Taught to “Stuff” minimize our feelings “Look good and you will feel good” societal norm Extreme Makeover Don’t know how to get into the Hidden self Fear – If I let you know the real me you will reject me Shame – If I deviate from my Public Self I must admit “stuff happened” PUBLIC SELF REVEALED SELF Blind Spots UNKNOWN SELF Subconscious, God’s territory PRIVATE SELF

The Guelph Vineyard Love God. Love People. Lives Transformed. Tension Good News of the Gospel Real Life Sadness Turmoil Anger/Hurt/Rejection Bondage/Shame/Addiction Lonely/God is distant Debt/Empty/Trapped Harbour bitterness Guilt Joy Peace Love Freedom Intimacy of Relationship Abundant Life Forgiveness

The Guelph Vineyard Love God. Love People. Lives Transformed. Hope Learning to Abide – Make space to rest and listen to the Lord and be healed (Matthew 11:28-32) Upward Movement of Prayer – Worship, Thanksgiving, Praise, Adoration – Connects the worshipper with God as he give glory to Himself Outward Movement of Prayer Intercession, Praying for Sick, Praying for Deliverance, Counseling, Needs of others – Connecting with God and his power, love and heart for others. Inward Movement of Prayer Creating Space to hear God and process life and enter the darkness of our own soul – Connecting with God and his power, love and heart for Transformation of ourselves

The Guelph Vineyard Love God. Love People. Lives Transformed. So why is this Inward Movement Important ? Spiritual Formation The Process of being conformed to the Image of Christ for the sake of others Journey where we are shaped, changed, transformed from the inside out Experiences need to be processed and reflected on to have long term value and meaning Only God can truly form and transform us False selfs/Personnas need to be dismantled so we can become authentic and true – Get out of Christian activity and become Christlike For the purpose of going outward to love and care for others with a “good news” answer that works!

The Guelph Vineyard Love God. Love People. Lives Transformed. Ephesians 1:16-19a I have not stopped giving thanks for you and remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation, so that you may know him better. I also pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you might know the Hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for those who believe. Is this “Legal”

The Guelph Vineyard Love God. Love People. Lives Transformed. Ephesians 1:2-14 How blessed is God! And what a blessing he is! He’s the Father of our Master, Jesus Christ, and takes us to the high places of blessing in Him. Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love. Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he took in planning this!) He wanted us to enter into the celebration of his lavish gift-giving by the hand of his beloved son. Why did Paul Pray this?

The Guelph Vineyard Love God. Love People. Lives Transformed. Because of the sacrifice of the Messiah, his blood poured out on the altar of the Cross, we’re a free people-free of penalties and punishments chalked up by all our misdeeds. And not just barely free, either. Abundantly free! He thought of everything, provided for everything we could possibly need, letting us in on the plans he took such delight in making. He set it all out before us in Christ, a long- range plan in which everything would be brought together and summed up in him, everything in deepest heaven, everything on the planet earth. Why did Paul Pray this?

The Guelph Vineyard Love God. Love People. Lives Transformed. Ephesians 1:2-14 It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone. Why did Paul Pray this?

The Guelph Vineyard Love God. Love People. Lives Transformed. The Foundation 0-24 years The Negative seed of Experience Conception in Fear & Bankruptcy Dad had a Heart Attack Bullied Sexual Sin-Rejection Wife has affair/Divorce Fear of rejection Fear of inadequacy Abandonment My Story

The Guelph Vineyard Love God. Love People. Lives Transformed. 1. FIRST LOVE 2. LEARNING AND BELONGING 3. SERVING CRISIS 4. SURRENDERING 5. CONVERGENCE 6. INTEGRATION Stages in our Spiritual Journey Forgiveness Healing Abundant life Deliverance 1Peter 5:10