Take time to READ this CHAPTER 9: p142-176

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REFLECT | 'What is going on in our life right now?’

Discuss

• Did you manage to implement the ONE THING you said you were going to try this week? Why/Why not? (Not supposed to be condemning, just an acknowledgement)

  How are you? What is going on for you this week?

ENGAGE | ‘How do we engage with what God is saying to us?

1 Timothy 6:6-19 (NIV)

6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. 8 But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. 9 Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

• What do you love about this passage?

• What do you find challenging about this passage?

Final Charge to Timothy

11 But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 13 In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you 14 to keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 which God will bring about in his own time—God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, 16 who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen.

17 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. 18 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. 19 In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.

• What do you love about this passage?

• What do you find challenging about this passage?

SIMPLICITY | Exercise 2

(Taken from REOH workbook)

1. Go through your apartment or home room by room and do the above exercise with your things.

• Place the contents of each room in five piles:

  • Keep.

  • Give away.

  • Sell.

  • Throw away/recycle.

  • Wait.

• Carefully put the “keep” pile back in an organized manner.

• A good place to start is your linen closet or bathroom, as there are very few sentimental items, and they are small and easy to do. Save major projects like the garage, and any sentimental items, for last.

• The living area is an easy next step since you feel immediate relief, and there’s rarely closets involved.

2. Navigate by a few basic principles.

• Here’s mine, but feel free to come up with your own:

  • Avoid duplicates. We rarely need two of anything. Including sheets, towels, brooms, etc.

  • Avoid collections. Do you really need a coffee mug from every city you’ve ever been to? Your DVD’s from 1995? Every Star Wars Happy Meal toy? Usually just a few will do just fine if we need them at all.

  • Hold each item and ask a few questions:

    • Does this spark joy? (Marie Kondo’s question)

    • Do I need this?

    • Does somebody else need this?

    • Do this prayerfully and with zero guilt.

  • And again, save sentimental items for last. This process is far more emotional than most people realize.

• Remember: this is about freedom.

INSPIRE | - 'How do we inspire each other to ‘TRY’ something this week? What opportunities are in front of us, that we can choose to explore?’

Discuss

• What ONE thing am I going to take the opportunity to do ‘TRY’ this week?

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