The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

Week 5 | What we’re really talking about is a rule of life

 
 

READ CHAPTER 6: p89

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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 do differently this week? Why/Why not? (Not supposed to be condemning, just an acknowledgement)

  • Is there an area in your life where you are finding yourself in hurry?

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

Discuss

  • Can you imagine a stressed out Jesus? What would that have looked like?

  • What was Jesus’ life like?

    • was he ‘present’ (giving his attention) to people / was he hurried / was his schedule full

  • How would Jesus live if he was me?

  • Discuss the statement by MJC, ‘The challenge is, most of us are too busy to follow Jesus’.

  • Can you relate to following excuses ( remember no guilt trip. No shame. Just an honest appraisal)

    • That sounds great, but I just don’t have the time

    • Work is just really busy at the moment. I work a demanding job

    • I have little kids, enough said!

    • I’m training for a marathon

    • I’m not an introvert like you

    • ……(add your own)…..

  • What did Jesus mean when he said, ‘seek first the kingdom of God,’ (Matthew 6v33)

  • John Mark Comer writes, ‘The hard truth is that following Jesus is something you do. A practice, as much as faith. At their core the practices of Jesus are about a relationship. With the God he called Father. And all relationships take time.’

  • Discuss the challenge that JMC leaves at the end of this chapter, ‘so I guess we come to get-on-or-get-off moment. Are you ready to construct a trellis for your vine? A schedule, a practice (or two) to create space for life with Jesus? To make room for love and joy and peace to become your default settings?

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 ‘TRY’ this week?

Go Deeper

To reflect on this week

  • Over a millennium ago, monastic orders and often entire communities chose to do life together around a rule of life.

    • What ‘rule of life’ influences your schedule and set practices?

  • What do you think / feel about the word ‘Abide’ (what Jesus sees as a way to slow down, a way to live into what really matters) p.94

  • How are you going to ‘arrange (rearrange) your days so that Jesus’ life becomes your new normal,’ this week, as John Mark Comer suggests? (p74)