GREEN BAY CHI ALPHA

Session 7 - Front Loading Friendship

God Dwells With Us

  1. He Dwelled in the Garden (Genesis 3:8) 
  1. He Dwelled in the Tabernacle (Exodus 25:8-9) 
  1. He Dwelled in His Promises (Jeremiah 31:31-34) 
  1. He Dwelled Among us, in Person through Christ (Matthew 1:22-23) 
  1. He Dwells inside us even Now (1 Corinthians 3:16) 
  1. He Dwells in the Church (Ephesians 2:22) 

Acts 17:26-27 
God set you in your place and time to LOVE people to seek Him and find Him. 
  • What is your dwelling place?  What are the allotted periods and boundaries of that dwelling place? 
  • How has busyness kept you from looking closely at these places? 

Matthew 4:18-22
Jesus Initiated

Front Loading Friendship

How do you get people to hang out with you in 2nd semster? Front load friendship hours during September and October!

First Things First

  1. Always start with PRAYER 
    • In the Spirit 
    • A part of your regular abiding time 
    • Pray the campus as you’re walking around 
  1. Acknowledge and address the FEAR 
    • Being liked 
    • Not having the answers 
    • Failing 
  1. Jesus Early, Jesus Often 

What are wins?

  1. Meeting someone new and inviting them to do something with you 
  1. Getting to pray for someone 
  1. Having a Jesus conversation with someone 
  1. Walking with someone as they come to faith 
  1. Your Core Group becoming friends 
  1. People wanting to hang out with you and come to your events in October, November and into second semester 

What would we consider a bad or failed conversation?

  1. Not having a conversation or meeting anyone 
  1. The new people you meet have no idea you’re a Christian 

Our expectations as staff

  1. To be on campus 4x a week 
  1. To meet 1 new student every time we’re on campus (or 4 a week) 
  1. Lead at least 1 person to Christ every year 
  1. Meet 15 freshman 
  1. Build & lead a core group 
  1. Recommend 1-3 people to Apprenticeship each year