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Inner Quest Bible study session manual
A brief description and a proposed method to be followed subject to periodic change
1. Planning
1.1 Objectives
1.11 To study the deeper aspects and principles relating to God, His laws and our life in general
1.12 To develop all our latent capabilities, knowledge, skills and talents for service to God and all His creatures
1.2 Venue & time
1.21 A suitable place and a regular time should be fixed for holding the sessions
1.22 All physical equipment and other components should be procured and available for use, seating arrangements may be circular, if few members, or class style
1.3 Inviting and recruiting members
An information campaign should be initiated to invite all who may want to join the studies and secure their commitment to the project
The group may be as few as two or three family members or friends meeting in one’s home or office after hours
1.4 Organize officers, moderators and support staff
Choose or elect the people who are to be principally responsible for the conduct and success of the project
1.5 Subjects to be taken up
In consultation with the members, the exact subjects, books or resources to be studied should be predetermined, as well as the order in which the subjects will be taken up
The Inner Quest Study Courses are free to access and download:
Online version
> Basic > http://goo.gl/ehQaNX
> Advanced > http://goo.gl/ANNIdI
Our free eBooks > http://goo.gl/N61O3i
2. Program of activities, methods and procedures
The session leaders or moderators will be responsible for the overall conduct of the sessions
2.1 Suggested procedure subject to amendments based on the recommendations of the membership
2.11 Meditation to quiet the mind and make it more receptive to divine inspiration for about 3 minutes or more.
2.12 The invocation should be simply worded and delivered by the moderator or the assigned member for the purpose of formally inviting the Holy Spirit or individual masters to provide protection and guidance during the study or training session
2.13 Read and/or discuss the the Course overview, Why study the course, the Instructions, the Introduction and, finally, the whole chapter to be taken up
2.14 Read and/or discuss the related Biblical passages
2.15 After an important paragraph or point, the moderator, reader or any of the members who may want to share or ask a question can raise their hand and share their reactions, comments and opinions
2.16 Review exercises Sections A&C should be taken up, next. After each numbered question, the moderator should ask the members to give the sign of a thumbs up or thumbs down to signify their agreement or disagreement and then to justify their answer in a few words or sentences.
There are no wrong answers, just different perspectives because of the many past lives and different experiences that each member has undergone. All answers are valid to the member sharing it.
2.17 After each answer, go to the Recommended Solutions and discuss, as needed
2.18 Just before end of session, the leader or a volunteer may be asked to summarize and include other helpful resources as homework assignments
2.19 Closing invocation to acknowledge and thank the Holy Spirits and Guides for their guidance and participation and to end the session
3. Meeting (optional) to discuss other temporal matters and plans
3.1 These matters may or may not include membership fees, rent, books, teaching aids (PCs, TV screens, blackboards), chairs and tables, support or allowances to permanent and volunteer staff and other related necessary expenditures
3.2 All groups so formed under these guidelines are to be independent and autonomous entities, subject only to their own charter that details their policies, governing rules and regulations, terms and conditions, with Inner Quest acting only in an advisory capacity.
3.3 Inner Quest services are free. Voluntary donations are welcome but not mandatory. Those who feel called to support our work may send their contribution to PayPal: paypal.me/innerquest.
4. Bonding time, snacks (optional)
Additional helpful information:
Spiritist training session:
The evening training session can run for three or four hours extending up to past midnight. The activities participated in by all the members in turn can include among others: meditation, or tuning in to the Divine, evangelization with emphasis on Biblical teachings, clairvoyance, or seeing non-physical objects and Spirits, automatic writing and trance mediumship to obtain a direct communication with the Guides, astral traveling, and healing arts, including the blessing of oil and water.
A competent Spiritualist or Spiritist medium, if available, can provide useful insights and information based on his/her expertise and experience.
The ‘Inner Quest Guide to developing our mediumship’ can be found in ‘Secrets of the kingdom (Inner Quest Studies, Book 2)’.
Provided that the participants are genuinely motivated for good and desire to learn and advance, spiritually, the Guides will provide all the protection and guidance that will be needed.
As an added precaution, should anything untoward occur, the training session may be terminated at any time by those in-charge and resumed only after all the issues have been satisfactorily resolved.
Theosophical study session:
The leader’s role then is to encourage the active participation of every student and draw him in to the discussions. This affords everyone more opportunities to learn and likewise enable the students to develop their communication and teaching skills.
In regard to practical applications, the participants are enjoined to henceforth live their life in accordance with the divine principles they are learning.
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