Join me as I take a deep dive into speaking the Father’s blessing.
This series of 8 Ministry tips is intended to help you grow in this specific area of ministry. There are many ways to use these videos. Enjoy the videos in your personal time of prayer or use them as a springboard for discussion in small groups or with your Unbound team. With each tip we’ve included reflection questions to help you take your study further.
The questions are inserted into each video but for ease of finding them all in one place, below we have put a link for each separate video and written out each question. We’ve also attached a PDF of the questions at the bottom of this post if you prefer to print them out.
Tip #1 Ask the Lord to help you
Reflection Questions:
-Have you heard the Father speak to you? What did it sound like or look like? Can you share a specific time the Father spoke to you?
-What do you relate to most? Pictures, words, or a song?
Tip #2 Focus on the Source of the Father’s Blessing
Reflection Questions:
-What is the source of the Father’s Blessing?
-How do we receive the Father’s Blessing?
Tip #3 Fill Your Heart with the Word of God
Reflection Questions:
-Read and meditate on Luke 15: 11-32.
-What stood out to you? What touched you or spoke to you in this passage?
Tip #4 Getting in Touch with the Needs of a Child’s Heart
Reflection Questions:
-In what way(s) has the Heavenly Father met your heart’s deepest longings?
-After reflecting on this teaching, what does the Heavenly Father still want to give to you that you have not been open to receiving? What need does He still want to meet in you?
Tip #5 Enter into the Joy of Heaven
Reflection Questions:
-What words are associated with Neal's image of the Father's passionate love for us?
-When speaking the Father's Blessing, what should we be mindful of?
Reflection Questions:
-What question is important to ask after the time of renunciation in an Unbound ministry session?
-During the Father's Blessing, the Holy Spirit is working in the person's heart AND empowering you, the leader, to speak. How can you best put yourself in a position to hear the Father's heart for the person and speak into their identity and destiny?
Reflection Questions:
-We all hear the Father in different ways. In what ways do you hear the Father's voice?
-Why is it important to keep the Father's Blessing simple and focus on the present moment?
-Take a few minutes to practice on yourself. What did the Father say to you as you spoke the blessing over yourself?
Reflection Questions:
-How did Neal's examples demonstrate how the Holy Spirit can use his imagination to reach a person's heart with so much more?
-What role do trust and simple faith play in speaking the Father's Blessing, and how might these lead to more revelation?
Reflection Questions:
-Which negative pattern do you personally relate to most?
-How does Neal suggest addressing that pattern?
-How do you see these words of encouragement as different from counseling?
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