Everyone Jesus met left changed. What would happen if you let him meet you?Something holds most of us back. It might be the voice that says you are not qualified, not ready, not enough. It might be the weight of comparison, or the fear that your particular story disqualifies you. Whatever form it takes, the result is the same: a life lived smaller than the one you were made for.
Unleashed: Rooted in Christ. Released for His Kingdom is a six-week Bible study in the Gospel of John that follows women and men whose lives were transformed by direct encounters with Jesus—and invites you into the same kind of encounter. Nicodemus comes at night, full of questions he cannot ask in public. The woman at the well is living a life of thirst she cannot name. Mary Magdalene stands at an empty tomb, undone by grief. Peter faces the question he has been dreading. Each of them meets Jesus at a point of doubt, failure, or longing. Each of them leaves changed.
As you study these encounters, you will explore who Jesus reveals himself to be—and what that means for who you are in him. You will be invited to release the voices of fear, comparison, and inadequacy that hold you back. And you will discover that your unique personality, story, and gifts are not obstacles to God’s work but the very means through which God intends to love the world. Rooted in Christ, you do not have to strive for worth. From that grounded place, you are free—unleashed—to live with courage, to love well, and to step fully into God’s kingdom purposes.
This DVD for small-group sessions includes six 15-18-minute teaching videos from author Heather Dixon. I All sessions are closed-captioned.
