CC203 SoulCare Foundations III: Provisions and Practices

Objectives In this lesson, you will re-examine the central message of the SoulCare course. When you complete this lesson, Releasing What Is Alive: Touching the Soul with Power, you should be able to: Identify what kind of person you need to be in order to provide effective SoulCare. Touch another person with the life of Christ in you in order to become an instrument of soul restoration. Explain what it means to be a released person and how to become released. Describe four rhythmic movements that release Christ from you to another person. CC203 Course Study Guide 2015 Our Daily Bread Ministries. All Rights Reserved. Lesson 10 2

Discussion Questions What does it mean to be a released person? Why is being released important to SoulCare? Why must we really know each other in order to touch each other? Give examples of unwholesome words you ve heard from Christian friends when you were in pain. Give examples of unwholesome words you ve uttered. Why is silence acceptable even necessary in SoulCare? CC203 Course Study Guide 2015 Our Daily Bread Ministries. All Rights Reserved. Lesson 10 11

Why do you need to receive SoulCare while you are providing SoulCare? Who fills that role for you? What does it mean to offer your heart as a gift to another with no strings attached? How can your offer overcome a thousand small mistakes? In SoulCare, you have the freedom to touch your friend s life in your own unique way. How do you feel about that freedom? List the three boundaries to this freedom found in this lesson and discuss why they are important to effective SoulCare. CC203 Course Study Guide 2015 Our Daily Bread Ministries. All Rights Reserved. Lesson 10 12

Quiz 1. Which of the following best describes what Dr. Crabb means when he says that your gift of touch could be most anything? A. You should say the first thing that comes to mind when someone shares a journeying reality. B. You should fully exercise the freedom you have in Christ to be uniquely you and offer your unique gifts to others. C. There are absolutely no boundaries to what you should offer to others. 2. When you are so aware of the life of Christ in you that nothing matters more than pouring it out on others, Dr. Crabb would describe you as: A. A released person B. A gentle person C. An excited person D. A confident person 3. How can you know the right words to say to someone? A. By asking the person what he wants from you B. By having suffered the same trials as him C. Through years of experience D. By knowing the person and his needs intimately 4. When Paul speaks of unwholesome words in Ephesians 4, what does the word unwholesome mean? A. Unpleasant B. Incorrect C. Inexperienced D. Something that spoils after sitting for a period of time 5. What does it mean to offer what you are aware of in your heart as a gift to someone? A. There are no strings attached. B. You want something to happen, but you know it isn t up to you. C. You should not feel like you re working hard to make something happen. 6. You should try to avoid long silences in SoulCare conversations. A. True B. False CC203 Course Study Guide 2015 Our Daily Bread Ministries. All Rights Reserved. Lesson 10 13

7. Why, as a provider of SoulCare, do you also need to receive SoulCare? A. Because you still have the capacity to deceive yourself B. Because it is easier to receive than to give C. Because it will help you master the technique of SoulCare 8. What does Dr. Crabb mean by touching another person? A. Physically touching her in a way that makes her feel safe and willing to share B. Touching the part of her that is emotionally broken with methods for healing C. Touching her soul with the life of God that s in you D. Physically touching her in a way that comforts her soul 9. Which of the following is a boundary you should pay heed to when offering what you have inside you to another? A. What you are offering should be consistent with Scripture. B. What you are offering should be clean. C. What you are offering should be something you can picture Jesus saying or doing. 10. How can you know whether something you are about to say is the fruit of the Spirit? A. They are usually the first words that come to mind. B. If your words are from the Spirit, they will contain sound, scriptural advice. C. You have carefully weighed the words and it is clear they are filled with great love for the person to whom you are speaking. D. None of the above Answers: 1. B 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. C CC203 Course Study Guide 2015 Our Daily Bread Ministries. All Rights Reserved. Lesson 10 14