6. Trust

Scenarios

1. During your lunch break, your colleague Igor comes over to have a moan about the managing director. The MD has been awarded another bonus, despite seeming to do very little and all the workforce have been given a below-inflation pay increase. Igor thinks the company would be better off without her.

2. Jasmine likes chatting with you about various issues in her life, but you know never to suggest that she should do things differently. Whenever religion comes up she says "That's fine for you, but I hate the idea of someone else telling me what I should do."

What question might you ask to take the conversation deeper?

Read John 10:7-15

Why can we trust Jesus to give us life as we follow him?

- How is Jesus' leadership different to other leadership?

- How and why does Jesus seek to influence us?

- How can we know that Jesus truly cares about us?

Read Romans 12:1-2

Why should following Jesus lead to a radical change?

- What is the motivation for giving our lives to God?

- How does change happen in the Christian life?

(See online commentary for more help)

Sharing our story

What story could you share about trusting Jesus' leadership?
- Is there an example of bad leadership you've experienced that contrasts with Jesus?
- How did you decide to give your life to Jesus?
- Is there something you've found it difficult to trust Jesus with, but come to see that his way is best?

Praying for opportunities

Who would you like to tell about the trustworthiness of Jesus?

Extra Resources

How can I belong to a church with its history, hypocrisy, and hate? - Glen Scrivener
Isn’t Christianity harmful, especially when it comes to its views on sex and sexuality? - Glen Scrivener

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Planning your Visit

Welcome from the Vicar

Let me welcome you to St John’s! I am so delighted you have found our web site. We are a Church family in Wimborne for anyone living, working or studying around this area. Whoever you are, whatever your age, whether you’re an experienced Christian or not, we would love you to join us.

From an intrigued onlooker to the committed follower we are keen that everyone should grow in relationship with God through knowing Jesus. To help us do that our emphasis is on hearing God speak to us by his Holy Spirit through his word, the Bible. Each of us knows that we only grow in a relationship with someone and get to know them when we spend time listening to them and responding and reacting to what they say. So the focus of St John’s is on listening to God’s word, talking to him in prayer and taking up all that he says.

The Church family here at St John’s longs to help anyone who wants to investigate the life of Jesus. On this site you will find people, meetings, talks and events shaped to help you take another step forward in finding out more about God and his love for us in Jesus, and to help you get linked into the church family life.

I do hope I will have the opportunity to meet you personally in the very near future and that you will quickly feel at home at St John’s.

Revd. Peter Breckwoldt