Monday, August 22, 2005

 

A Life That Rocks...

Our next sermon series after Ephesians will be called....

A Life That Rocks...

At some point I'll post the schedule, but it's basically a journey through the Inner Disciplines and the LIFE Group/Community Disciplines. We are going to ask every LIFE group to pause on what they normally do, and let's all go through this one together.

Good idea, or not? I normally don't like "everybody is doing the same thing" approach. In fact, I loathe it. It's often a lazy way of leading...relieving the leader of discerning and discovery the story that God is weaving in the community in front of them.

But I also recognize that there are times when the corporate community of God needs a common place to engage Him.

Hopefully, this will be one of those times.

Comments:
Actually, I don't think it is something to necessarily loathe. If the leader is active, then it will just be a spring board into the lives of the people with whom they are journeying. These disciplines are something that should be revisited every once in a while -- it's amazing to me how many Christians don't even realize the purpose or need for fasting, prayer, etc -- it's also amazing to me how many of the disciplines we neglect even though we know better. It's a great way to frame your life group -- and with the schedule posted, people can be thinking ahead and then be more engaged in the sermon.
 
Let me clarify -- when I say "revisited." I don't mean just practiced every once in a while, I mean revisited in the sense of exploring deeper, understanding better, reminding ourselves of things we have neglected.
 
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