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Conqueror’s Course Bonding – Part II. Barriers to Bonding Character Study – Judas Skills to Help You Bond Team Time. Agenda. Barriers to Bonding. Page 27 Past Injury “Trust Muscle” (how did our muscle grow?) Vulnerable – symptom of a good trust muscle
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Conqueror’s CourseBonding – Part II Barriers to Bonding Character Study – Judas Skills to Help You Bond Team Time Agenda
Barriers to Bonding Page 27 • Past Injury • “Trust Muscle” (how did our muscle grow?) • Vulnerable – symptom of a good trust muscle • Defense Mechanisms(everyone has them) • Projection (pushing needs onto others) • Reaction Formation (suppresses what you really feel) • Substitution (drugs, food, sex, etc.) • For a complete list, see notes
Barriers to Bonding • Distorted Thinking • Ourselves • “I am bad” • “Something about me scares people away” • Others • “People are mean and critical” • God • “God doesn’t care about the way I feel. He Just wants me to be good.” • For a complete list, see notes
God’s Way vs. Our Culture? • What are your 10 relational commandments in your family? Changes That Heal, pgs. 104-108 • How are these contrary to God’s culture? • What do you have to guard against?
Character Study • Judas – John 12:1-8 • How were Judas’s relationships? • With God • With others • With himself • How did John feel about Judas? • Why? How strong is that feeling? • How did God feel? How did Jesus react? • Who was Judas thinking about? During betrayal? • How did he respond when he realized what he did?
Learning to Bond • Skills for Bonding • Move toward others (work at it) • Be vulnerable – “open to criticism or attack” • Challenge distorted thinking • Take risks • Be comfortable with emotion (feeling chart) • Say “Yes” to life, yes to invitations to bond • For a complete list, see notes
Team Time • Volunteer to share REBT sheet • In your teams, the goal is truth & grace • Take turns speaking and listening • If you need more time, work it out