Episode 108 – Entertain the Interruptionsi.fb-icon-element.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-66{ color: #515151;}i.fb-icon-element.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-66:hover { color: #e00400;}i.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-66.icon-hover-animation-pulsate:after {-webkit-box-shadow:0 0 0 2px rgba(255,255,255,0.1), 0 0 10px 10px #333333, 0 0 0 10px rgba(255,255,255,0.5);-moz-box-shadow:0 0 0 2px rgba(255,255,255,0.1), 0 0 10px 10px #333333, 0 0 0 10px rgba(255,255,255,0.5);box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(255,255,255,0.1), 0 0 10px 10px #333333, 0 0 0 10px rgba(255,255,255,0.5);}Key Passage(s): Luke 8:40-48We’re often oblivious to and annoyed by distractions and interruptions because we inhabit a culture obsessed with speed, efficiency, and productivity. But hurry is trouble for the soul. “Hurry,” said Dallas Willard, “is the great enemy of the spiritual life.” This teaching explores how Jesus led an interruptible life, and how our willingness to slow down and entertain the interruptions can allow us to do the same and not miss out on the “holy interruptions” that come our way.

Discussion Questions

What was your biggest takeaway from the teaching?

What do you think it is about the human heart that drives us to stay so busy?

Name an experience in your life where your busyness may have left another person feeling like an interruption.

When have you experienced a “holy interruption?”

What activities, rituals, or practices help you to slow down and be fully present?

How will you begin living out the truths of this teaching this week?

For Further Study

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer

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