1. In his closing prayer, Tim harkened back to the beginning themes of his sermon when he prayed about the “sense of failure and meaninglessness that we’re all dealing with.” Considering the framing for these ideas (and reviewing the slides below as needed), how much do you identify with this idea? What does it look like for you to be wrestling with a sense of failure & meaninglessness? What about that fits for your sense of yourself and your life right now? What doesn’t? 

Tim also taught that the underpinning of Jesus’ message was that the problem isn’t that we haven’t moved from “is” to “ought.” The problem is that we think we need to in order to find wholeness. 

What are the details of your version of “ought?” What do you think (either consciously or beneath the layers) that you have to get to/achieve/become/rectify/change in order for life to become “what it’s supposed to be?”

2. Tim taught that one key part of Jesus’ guidance for the world boiled down to this idea: “Stop trying to change the realities of reality. Instead, just accept & embrace grace… and the wholeness you’re seeking will start showing up in the midst of your life in ways you’d never imagine.” 

Where inside yourself do you encounter resistance to this idea? What evokes hesitation or skepticism in you? What do you make of those places of resistance? Are there things that you are afraid would happen if you were to fully embrace this message? If so, what are they?

Tim articulated the other key part of Jesus’ message two different ways:

First, Tim said, “Grace isn’t ‘you’re fine the way you are, and you’re accepted!’ Instead, Grace is ‘you’re not fine the way you are… and you’re accepted.” 

Another way he said it was this: “It’s not, ‘You’re fine. You’re good.’ It’s ’You’re not fine. You’re good.” 

3. In his closing prayer, Tim prayed for us all to be able to take the leap of faith that is giving up on the system & the programs. It’s accepting unfettered grace now. He prayed that we could all “learn to lose.” 

Where are you on this journey [of giving up on the programs and accepting that the system can never work]? 

What l, in your own story so far, has moved you closer to this vision of accepting wholeness? What has moved you further from it? What direction (toward or away) feels the most dominant in your life right now?

Based on this understanding of the message of Christ, what are the next steps for you? What are some truths and ideas you may need to intentionally come back to & remember in order to anchor yourself in the process?