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Session 1: The Case for an Unhurried Life

We are all busy. Some of us can't remember the last time we rested or even had free time. Our busyness can feel productive but it is a toxic distraction, sapping our spiritual, physical, and emotional vitality. It may seem like we have no choice but to live at a frantic pace, but God has a better path for us.

Join pastor and author John Mark Comer in this five-part series as he addresses one of the greatest threats to our spiritual lives: hurry. Instead of allowing our calendars and screens to control our lives, Jesus offers us a new rhythm of life, overflowing with grace, peace, and beauty.

SESSION GOALS

Every session has a point—what each participant should walk away from the discussion knowing, feeling, and doing.

• Main Idea: We must re-assess the way we spend our time so that we can find a healthier, holier lifestyle.

• Head Change: To know that hurry sabotages our ability to give and receive love with God and our neighbors.

• Heart Change: To feel a desire to slow down, matching the rhythm of life Jesus modeled.

• Life Change: To manage our daily activities in a way that makes space for loving God and loving others.

This study is a companion to the book The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry. However, for this study, we will not be reading the book together. It would be an excellent supplement for anyone wishing to do so.

Weekly Timeline

5 Days Ahead of Time

• Email the group welcoming them and providing links to that week's content.

1 Day Ahead of Time

• Send a reminder message including the time and location of the group

During the Group

• Warm-up Question:

  1. • 1. What do you do to rest? What would you do if you had more time to rest?

• Questions Before the Video:

  1. • 1. What is hurry sickness? What are the negative results of hurry sickness?

       2. How does a hurried lifestyle impact our relationship with God? What happens to our spiritual lives when we’re way too busy?

       3. How do escapist behaviors like constant scrolling through social media and bingeing television add to the problem of busyness?

• Watch The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry - Part 1 Video

• Use The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry - Part 1 DISCUSSION GUIDE for the remainder of the group time.

• You'll need a Right Now Media account in order to access this material. You can create a Southside-provided account here: https://www.rightnowmedia.org/Account/Invite/Southside

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