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Know Your Number: Two Session Introduction to the EnneagramKeith Memorial UMCMay 29 / June 5, 2019Session OneJesus said the Greatest Commandment is, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind…And a second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matthew 22:37-39; also Mark 12:28-34, Luke 10:25-28; cf. Deuteronomy 6:5, Leviticus 19:18). Purpose is not to pigeonhole ourselves or anyone else but to better understand the self with which we are to love God and neighbor.Two companion books on the Enneagram came out in past few years: The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery, Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile (InterVarsity 2016)The Path Between Us: An Enneagram Journey to Healthy Relationships, Susan Stabile (InterVarsity 2018)Lots of other Enneagram resources available online and in print:? under “Enneagram” for free quick self-test, especially the second one? ? The Enneagram: A Christian Perspective, Richard Rohr & Andreas Ebert ? The Sacred Enneagram: Finding Your Unique Path to Spiritual Growth, Christopher L. Heuertz? The Wisdom of the Enneagram: The Complete Guide to Psychological and Spiritual Growth for the Nine Personality Types, Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson? Enneagram and the Way of Jesus: Integrating Personality Theory with Spiritual Practices and Biblical Narratives, A.J. Sherrill? The Road Back to You podcast, primary centers of intelligenceInstinctual – Body/Gut – 8, 9, 1Emotional – Heart – 2, 3, 4Intellectual – Head – 5, 6, 7“Wing” number is on either side of your primary number that you lean toward and draw from“Stress” number is where you gravitate under stress/pressure“Security” number is where you move toward when feeling safe and secureTypeCharacteristicMotivationFearStrengthsTemptationsAspirationsStress PathSecurity Path1Perfectionist/ReformerTo be right, to do right, to live rightAvoid fault, blame, chaos, disorderPrincipled,dedicated, orderly,responsiblePerfectionism,hypercritical,anger in the form of resentmentSerenity472Giver/HelperTo feel loved and needed for being helpfulAvoid own needsWarm, caring, generousCo-dependence, pride, unaware of own needsHumility843Achiever/PerformerTo be or to appear successfulAvoid failureAmbitious, energetic, image-consciousWorkaholism, vanity, competitiveAuthenticity964Individualist/RomanticTo be understood as uniqueAvoid being ordinaryCreative, sensitiveEnvy, moody, self-absorbedEquanimity215Investigator/ObserverTo know, understand, masterAvoid ignorance, incompetenceScholarly, analytical, self-reliantDetached, private, overly intellectual, stingyGenerosity786Loyalist/Loyal SkepticTo do my dutyAvoid the worst-case scenarioLoyal, practical, attentive, strategicSuspicious, pessimistic, anxious, distrustfulCourage397Enthusiast/EpicureTo be happyAvoid painAdventurous, fun-loving, Spontaneous, quick-thinkingSelf-absorbed, uncommitted, distractable, gluttonousSobriety158Challenger/ProtectorTo be strongAvoid feeling weak or vulnerableCommanding, intense, decisive,confidentExcessive, angry, impatient, dominatingVulnerability529Peacemaker/MediatorTo be contentAvoid conflictPleasant, reassuring, empatheticNeglectful, complacent, avoidantDiligence63RBTY Study Guide p. 60 for chart on how the types correspond to God’s characteristicsTypeCharacter of GodHow We Distort That Characteristic1The goodness of GodBy becoming perfectionists2The love of GodBy becoming codependent3The glory of GodBy promoting oneself4The beauty of GodBy becoming self-absorbed5The omniscience of GodBy becoming excessively detached6The steadfastness of GodBy doubting excessively7The joy of GodBy avoiding pain8The power of GodBy becoming vengeful and controlling9The peace of GodBy avoiding conflict ................
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