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WEEK 8
Faith of Their Own
Say, “The author provides a suggested framework for understand the period of time where a
child moves away from the faith inherited from their parents and into a faith of their own. To
help us understand that framework, let’s discuss our own experiences in liminality.”
Set a whiteboard (or large piece of paper) in the front of the group.
Create a list of events in life that would be described as “rites of passage” (e.g., getting
married, graduating high school, driving a car).
Choose one (or a few) of those common life events and identify the following (use the
information on pages 137-138 of Raising Disciples):
Old status
Rite of separation
Liminality
Rite of incorporation
New status
Focus on the time of liminality for that life event. List phrases that describe the learning,
growth, and challenges that take place during that period of time.
Say, “Liminality is described as a time of transition. We have all experienced periods of
liminality in our lives. The blessing of these periods of time is that they are ripe with the
opportunity to learn something new.”
TIME OF PRAYER
Thank God that He continues to guide us through each stage of our discipleship
journey.
Pray for the participants in the book study.
Pray for the children represented by the participants in the room.
Ask for wisdom as you enter into the study of God’s Word.
Study God’s Word
Say, “Though all twelve of the disciples experienced a significant period of spiritual growth
as they journeyed alongside Jesus, the story of Peter provides us with the most robust
picture of the journey of faith in Jesus.”
BACKGROUND TO THE BIBLICAL TEXT
Jesus used the term Son of Man to refer to himself. At that time the crowds who had heard
Jesus speak, witnessed him heal, or heard stories about him began to wonder about the
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