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SESSION 2: JOHARI WINDOW IN THIS SESSION Exploring the Johari Window as a model to both better know the innerworkings of the self and provide a grid for understanding God’s work of freeing people from sin and growing them in maturity KEY PASSAGES Psalm 139:1314 13 For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. 14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows very well. Romans 3:1012 10 As it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; 11 no one understands; no one seeks for God. 12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.” 1 John 1:9 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 Peter 1:39 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 8 Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, 9 obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls. DISCUSS With another person or in the group you’re in, draw the Johari Window (worksheet included in the downloadable content of Session 2) on a piece of paper begin writing down some thoughts in the Public Self, Hidden Self and Other Self boxes. Be honest with yourself and ask others (where appropriate) to be honest with you. What are some interesting things you find after performing this exercise? What might be significant about the things you discovered? The Session talked about life experiences as being one of the main ways God shows us something about our Other Self box. Looking back, what life experiences can you identify that God used to “show you something” you would otherwise have never known? According to 1 Peter 1:39, what are the more difficult or painful of these experiences actually producing? Talk about some of your thoughts with those with whom you’re progressing through this Study. Are there any areas of unconfessed sin in your life? James 5:16 urges Christ

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SESSION  2:  JOHARI  WINDOW      IN  THIS  SESSION  Exploring  the  Johari  Window  as  a  model  to  both  better  know  the  inner-­‐workings  of  the  self  and  provide  a  grid  for  understanding  God’s  work  of  freeing  people  from  sin  and  growing  them  in  maturity    KEY  PASSAGES  

• Psalm  139:13-­‐14  13  For  you  formed  my  inward  parts;  you  knitted  me  together  in  my  mother’s  womb.  14  I  praise  you,  for  I  am  fearfully  and  wonderfully  made.    Wonderful  are  your  works;  my  soul  knows  very  well.  

• Romans  3:10-­‐12  10  As  it  is  written:  “None  is  righteous,  no,  not  one;  11  no  one  understands;  no  one  seeks  for  God.  12  All  have  turned  aside;  together  they  have  become  worthless;  no  one  does  good,  not  even  one.”  

• 1  John  1:9  9  If  we  confess  our  sins,  he  is  faithful  and  just  to  forgive  us  our  sins  and  to  cleanse  us  from  all  unrighteousness.  

• 1  Peter  1:3-­‐9  3  Blessed  be  the  God  and  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ!  According  to  his  great  mercy,  he  has  caused  us  to  be  born  again  to  a  living  hope  through  the  resurrection  of  Jesus  Christ  from  the  dead,  4  to  an  inheritance  that  is  imperishable,  undefiled,  and  unfading,  kept  in  heaven  for  you,  5  who  by  God’s  power  are  being  guarded  through  faith  for  a  salvation  ready  to  be  revealed  in  the  last  time.  6  In  this  you  rejoice,  though  now  for  a  little  while,  if  necessary,  you  have  been  grieved  by  various  trials,  7  so  that  the  tested  genuineness  of  your  faith—more  precious  than  gold  that  perishes  though  it  is  tested  by  fire—may  be  found  to  result  in  praise  and  glory  and  honor  at  the  revelation  of  Jesus  Christ.  8  Though  you  have  not  seen  him,  you  love  him.    Though  you  do  not  now  see  him,  you  believe  in  him  and  rejoice  with  joy  that  is  inexpressible  and  filled  with  glory,  9  obtaining  the  outcome  of  your  faith,  the  salvation  of  your  souls.  

 DISCUSS  

• With  another  person  or  in  the  group  you’re  in,  draw  the  Johari  Window  (worksheet  included  in  the  downloadable  content  of  Session  2)  on  a  piece  of  paper  begin  writing  down  some  thoughts  in  the  Public  Self,  Hidden  Self  and  Other  Self  boxes.    Be  honest  with  yourself  and  ask  others  (where  appropriate)  to  be  honest  with  you.    What  are  some  interesting  things  you  find  after  performing  this  exercise?    What  might  be  significant  about  the  things  you  discovered?  

• The  Session  talked  about  life  experiences  as  being  one  of  the  main  ways  God  shows  us  something  about  our  Other  Self  box.    Looking  back,  what  life  experiences  can  you  identify  that  God  used  to  “show  you  something”  you  would  otherwise  have  never  known?    According  to  1  Peter  1:3-­‐9,  what  are  the  more  difficult  or  painful  of  these  experiences  actually  producing?    Talk  about  some  of  your  thoughts  with  those  with  whom  you’re  progressing  through  this  Study.  

• Are  there  any  areas  of  unconfessed  sin  in  your  life?  James  5:16  urges  Christ-­‐

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followers  to  “confess…sins  to  one  another  and  pray  for  one  another”  as  a  means  to  experiencing  the  forgiveness  of  Jesus  as  promised  in  1  John  1:9.  Take  a  few  moments  to  put  these  biblical  imperatives  into  practice  and  experience  God’s  forgiveness  by  confessing  any  lingering  sin  issues  and  praying  with  another  person  for  healing.  

 PRAY  

• Ask  God  to  begin  showing  you  the  habits,  beliefs  and  presuppositions  that  exist  in  your  own  ‘Unknown  Self’  box  (“what  I  do  not  know  about  me  and  others  don’t  know  about  me”).    Pray  that  he  would  increase  your  ability  to  interpret  your  life  experiences  as  vehicles  to  bringing  clarity  to  who  you  are,  how  God  can  work  through  you,  and