Simplicity

simplicity.mp4

PRAY:

Have someone read 1 Peter 4:8 aloud. After you read it, spend a minute or two silently reflecting on the passage. Then spend some time praying as a group for anything that 1 Peter 4:8 draws to your mind or stirs up in your heart.

ONE ANOTHERING:

Try to think of some practical needs you can share to give others the opportunity to step up and love you. It's okay if it takes some time to get comfortable with this. It takes time and practice to be vulnerable with one another... but amazing things happen when we are. Remember that the Benevolence Ministry is a resource for our comGroups.

  • How can we love or serve one another this week?

SHARE:

  • This is our last week of “The Unhurried Life.” Reflect on the series. What challenged you most? Have you become more aware of your “hurry sickness?” What practice(s) do you most need to incorporate? What is the one thing you’ll remember? Etc.
  • Define the practice of simplicity. Have you heard of it before? How might it be similar to and different from minimalism?
  • Read and reflect in an unhurried(!) manner upon Matthew 6:25-34. How does this passage inspire and inform the practice of simplicity?
  • What is the primary source of “clutter” and distraction in your life? Stuff? Your schedule? Technology? How does this impact your relationship with God? Has this changed over the course of your life?
  • What would a healthy and realistic practice of simplicity look like in your life? If you already practice simplicity, is there a specific step you could take to grow even more in this regard?
  • What cultural forces are working against a robust practice of simplicity? Does anything scare you about this practice?
  • Read and reflect on Philippians 4:12-13. What is Paul’s “secret” and what does it have to do with the practice of simplicity?

PRAY:

End your time by having someone read Matthew 22:37-39 aloud. Spend some time silently reflecting on this passage before you close in prayer.