In this sermon, Mark continues our SEEK FIRST with a sermon about seeking contentment and not consumerism.

Matthew 6:24-34

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

1. What has your experience been with the journal this week? What is staying with you?

2. Respond to the quote from French sociologist, Jean Baudrillard. "In the Western world, materialism has become the new and dominant system of meaning …Atheism hasn’t replaced Christianity; shopping has."

3. Read Matthew 6:19-24. How do you understand "storing up treasures in heaven?"

4. Discuss the cultural understanding of healthy and unhealthy eyes. How does selfishness and materialism darken the soul?

5. . Read 1 Timothy 6:6-10. Discuss the meaning of the love of money being a root of many evils.

6. What are steps of contentment and simplicity that you are considering?