The Discipline of Simplicity: Spiritual Formation Lesson
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The lesson looks at simplicity as a spiritual discipline and encourages us to examine our priorities. How does seeking the kingdom first simplify our lives? What are the distractions that get in the way.
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The Discipline of Simplicity: Spiritual Formation Lesson
- 1. The Discipline of Simplicity
- 2. This only have I found: God created mankind upright, but they have gone in search of many schemes. Ecclesiastes 7:29
- 5. Jesus message was simple.
- 6. Jesus message was simple. Love God Love Your Neighbor
- 7. Jesus message was simple. Love God. Love Your Neighbor. Remember the Lawyer was asking this because it became very complicated in his mind
- 8. If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.油And if I have油prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith,油so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.油If I give away all I have, and油if I deliver up my body to be burned,油but have not love, I gain nothing. 1 Corinthians 13
- 9. Simplicity is a matter of internal priority. Relationships Time Money Career Family
- 10. Seek fi rst the Kingdom of God and his righteousness
- 11. Seek fi rst the Kingdom of God and his righteousness
- 12. Warning: The simple life is not a call to abandon all possessions, be deprived or deprive others God made the earth to be enjoyed! The simple life helps us understand the value of possessions and not desire them Phil. 4:12 being content with much and with little. The Lord provides us with what we need The simple life is not about devising a list of things all people can and cannot have legalism
- 13. The spiritual discipline of simplicity is to intentionally shed the things of this earth that are keeping you from fully experiencing the life God desires for you. What are the things entangling you, holding you back? What are the practical ways that know you can seek the Kingdom fi rst in your life right now?
- 14. What am I holding to? What am I paying attention to? What has been put into the place where God should be? What has become an inordinate attachment or addiction? Simplicity starts with the interrogation of ourselves and what has taken hold.
- 15. Simplicity is letting go so that you can make more room in your life for God. Its creating margin and space in your life to breathe more freely and loose the chains of the world.
- 16. The Discipline of Simplicity
- 18. Visit www.glccalaska.org For ZOOM LINK
- 19. SAVE THE DATES: 2021 Congregational Services November 7- Eagle River @ Stellar Secondary School *Daylight Savings (Clocks Fall Back 1 hr) November 21-Lower Hillside @ Stellar Secondary School December 5- Jewell Lake HC @ Stellar Secondary School December 19- SouthWest 1 Christmas Service @ Stellar Secondary School Next Wednesday we will be meeting at STELLAR!
- 20. House Church Leaders Meeting Sunday 4pm
- 22. ARCTIC REC CENTER, STUDIO 1 October 30th, 7pm to 10pm EVERYONE WELCOME