The
Readings
Before
reading The Heavenly Man and before using the notes, pray
and ask the Lord to impact
your
life through the book and the readings.
Day
31:
Chapter 17 Second Time in Prison
(p.196-199)
(Burnout & Arrest)
(first
part of chapter)
1.
What sort of lifestyle did Yun have between January 1988 and mid-1991?
(p.196)
2.
What three warnings did the Lord give him? (p.196-198)
3.
Why did these warnings come- what was his state, and what happened?
(p.198,199)
4.
What appeal does he make to us? (p.199)
5.
Why, naturally speaking, was he arrested? (p.198,199)
6.
What sentence did he receive and where was he sent? (p.199)
Prayer:
- Acknowledge
your attitude to serving the Lord
- I
do little ask for forgiveness & commit your availability
to Him to be used.
- I
do serve the Lord but recognise it is in my own strength ask
for forgiveness and a fresh sense of direction and anointing,
and give yourself over to be led by Him.
- I
seek to serve the Lord and with His strength thank Him afresh
for His strength, His power, and His direction.
- Thank
the Lord for Yun's example of facing up to his own personal failing.
Ask the Lord to help you be sensitive to your own state before Him.
Bible
Reading
:
Zech 3:1 4:6
Additional
Point to Ponder: I
am what I am by the grace and mercy of the Lord. I would be foolish
to take His glory or not use His strength.
Before
reading The Heavenly Man and before using the notes, pray
and ask the Lord to impact
your
life through the book and the readings.
Day
32:
Chapter 17 Second Time in Prison (p.200-205)
(A
Different Prison Experience)
(second
part of chapter)
1.
How did the Lord encourage Yun with His word when he entered the detention
centre? (p.200)
2.
How did the Lord encourage him through a prison officer? (p.200-201)
3.
How was he able to share the Gospel and what happened? (p.201,202)
4.
How did God's word get spread through the prison? (p.202)
5.
How did life in the prison change for him? (p.202,203)
6.
How did communication with the outside open up? (p.203-205)
Prayer:
- Thank
the Lord that He calls us to speak answers gently, graciously and
with respect. Ask Him to teach you how to do it more and more.
- Thank
the Lord that as Yun refused to be drawn in to politics and simply
maintained a gracious and righteous approach to life in the prison,
the Lord blessed him there.
- Ask
the Lord to teach you the meaning of graciousness, gentleness and
respect for others as you are a witness for Him, at home, at school
or college or at work.
Bible
Reading
:
1 Pet 3:13-18
Additional
Point to Ponder: Jesus
was full of grace and truth (Jn 1:14).
How might I impact people if He is able to develop grace in me?
Before
reading The Heavenly Man and before using the notes, pray
and ask the Lord to impact
your
life through the book and the readings.
Day
33:
Chapter 18 A Painful Family Visit
(p.206-209)
(Serving others opens doors)
(first
part of chapter)
1.
Why did the prison doctor want to see Yun? (p.206,207)
2.
So what was Yun able to do? (p.207)
3.
How did the old man receive his healing? (p.207,208)
4.
What happened as a result? (p.209)
5.
How did this help the spread of the Gospel? (p.209)
Prayer:
- Thank
the Lord that He used Yun's willingness to bless people physically
to spread the Gospel.
- Ask
the Lord to show you where there are opportunities around you for
you to bless others by being a servant to them.
- Thank
the Lord that He loves every aspect of our lives, physical and spiritual.
Share with Him any physical needs you have.
Bible
Reading
:
Mt 8:14-17
Additional
Point to Ponder: Jesus
is concerned about every aspect of my life what I think, how I feel,
my body, my relationships all of me.
Before
reading The Heavenly Man and before using the notes, pray
and ask the Lord to impact
your
life through the book and the readings.
Day
34:
Chapter 18 A Painful Family Visit
(p.210-216) (Anguish
of Family Needs)
(second
part of chapter)
1.
Why was it so difficult when his family visited? (p.210)
2.
What became obvious about the state of his family? (p.210,211)
3.
How did this leave Yun feeling? (p.211,212)
4.
Why was it that one local church wasn't able to look after those in
need? (p.212,213)
5.
What choice did Sister Yuen make? (p.213)
6.
What was the price she paid? (p.214)
7.
What did Deling struggle with? (p.214,215)
8.
What price did she pay for having a second child? (p.215)
Prayer:
- If
you live in an affluent country, ask the Lord to give you understanding
of the needs of those in such countries as described in this chapter.
- Thank
the Lord for the teaching you have received. (You may wish to read
again the 'Theoligical Issues' section of the Introduction to appreciate
this.)
-
Ask the Lord to shine on your behaviour. Ensure that you are
providing adequately for your pastor and his family - and yours!
- Ask
the Lord to help you be sensitive to the needs of those in your
family, even when their feelings and values are different from yours.
Bible
Reading
:
1 Tim 5:9-18
Additional
Point to Ponder: How
sensitive to the needs of others am I? My pastor, my partner, my children?
Before
reading The Heavenly Man and before using the notes, pray
and ask the Lord to impact
your
life through the book and the readings.
Day
35:
Chapter 19 God's Oil Station (p.217-223)
(Release
& Training)
(first
part of chapter)
1.
Why was Yun released early? (p.217,218)
2.
What pressures had come on him shortly after being released? (p.218,219)
3.
How did he and Deling overcome those? (p.218,219)
4.
What did the Lord reveal they were to create and why? (p.219)
5.
How did local needs confirm that? (p.219,220)
6.
How did they start it and how did they fill their time? (p.220,221)
7.
What new faith area did they have to move in and how did the Lord
answer? (p.221-223)
8.
What impact did the Gospel Month' movement have? (p.223)
Prayer:
- Thank
the Lord for Yun's example of a man willing to learn and to wait
on the Lord for direction.
- Ask
the Lord to teach you to wait on Him and receive direction.
- Thank
the Lord for the gifting He has put in you. Ask Him to show you
new ways to use that to bless others and to show God's love to the
world.
Bible
Reading
:
Rom 12;1-8
Additional
Point to Ponder: Can
my gifting be sown' in the Church and in the world to bring forth
fruit for the kingdom?