08/12/2024
PREACHER: Pastor Yakubu Yola
RETREAT, REVIEW AND PLAN
MAIN TEXTS: Isaiah 40:28-31 [MSG], II Corinthians 13:5-8 [NKJV]
What is Retreat
Deliberate AND Intentional time of reflection, spiritual renewal and waiting on God, where an individual withdraws from their daily routine and isolates himself in order to examine and improve his life and his relationship with God and man.
* To seek spiritual renewal and refreshment
* Deepen one’s relationship with God
* Seeking guidance and direction
If you know what your life is all about and the plan of God for your life, you will not finish the year and start the next casually
KNOW THAT GOD IS WAITING FOR YOU. INFACT HE IS EAGER -Isaiah 1:18
WHY RETREAT
1. FOR YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN THIS WAY BEFORE - Direction Joshua 3:2-4
2.GOD REVEALS HIDDEN THINGS - Proverbs 25:2, Daniel 2:21-22 , Isa. 45:3
3. REFRESH AND RENEW YOUR WEARY SPIRIT - Matthew 11:28, Acts 3:19
4. GETS YOU UNSTUCK - Deut. 2:2-3, Isa. 40:29
5. SHARPENS YOUR ABILITY AND RESPONSES TO RECEIVING REVELATIONS FROM GOD
6. BRINGS CLARITY INTO GOD’S WAYS AND WORKS - Jeremiah 1:11, Isaiah 55;8-9, Psalm 73:17
7. YOU RECEIVE DIVINE GUIDANCE FOR SPECIFIC SITUATIONS
WHERE TO GO
1. A quiet and solitary place
➢ Hotels, Retreat sites, (like "Alone with God")
➢ A friend's house or a home of someone who has travelled.
➢ Your home, if its quiet enough and no distractions.
➢ However, a situation where this will not be possible or for reason of cost, please find a quiet place where you go to in the morning and return at night.
HOW LONG: 3 TO 7 DAYS
WHEN TO GO: Preferably before the end of 2024 or at the beginning of 2025.
WHAT TO GO WITH
- An open and pliable heart
- Pen and Paper (Book)
- Bible
- Books to read – Just 1
-Inspiring messages (Audio/Video)
- Notes and records for the year
WHAT TO DO
– Rest and Sleep
– Thanksgiving to God for the past year – Praise and Worship
– Repentance and forgiveness
– Take stock of last year – carry our an appraisal/evaluation of yourself for last year
Self-evaluation is a continuing responsibility for every Christian. Galatians 6:3-5
Philippians 1:9-10 [NKJV] Philippians 1;10 [TLB]