Step 4 - Inventory

We make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

Foundation 4

“Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.” (Psalm 51:6)

Key Theme

Realize God’s grace; what he wants to change in you.

Remember

You are a new creation. Take off the old nature and live by the new nature in Christ.

NOTE: Attend Inventory Training as a group or watch the Inventory Training Module.

Things to Remember

• This is a discussion week. Participants should be wrapping up inventory. Try not to extend the inventory process. Check participants’ progress. Encourage thoroughness and set deadline, if they are not close to finishing.
  
• Share personal examples. Ask those who are willing to share an example from their inventory. Share an example from your own inventory. This will help those who are still wrestling through logistics, bond the group and provide further insight into struggles.
• See if anyone is struggling. Give opportunity to confess sin, temptation, fears, etc.
• Encourage participants to complete inventory. Don’t prolong. Show patience with participants, but set deadlines and encourage extended times away to finish inventory.
• Encourage participants to meet with their mentors to discuss inventory.
• Assign Week Six. Participants will begin to go through daily curriculum again. They will begin to bring into focus the idols of the heart and patterns of sin.
• Note progress and pray. Be sure to encourage the progress that you see in participants and encourage faithfulness. Pray that God would use the inventory insights to transform everyone to be more like Christ.
• Ask people to share the Extra Mile Memory Verse. Romans 12:2, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”
• Have your group watch the third Inventory Training video found at regenerationrecovery.org in the Resources tab.
• Watch Part 3 of the Inventory Training Module found at regenerationrecovery.org in the Resources tab. Take a few minutes to talk through the discussion guide for Part 3.