Patience is proof of humility before God and with others

Who am I being impatient with, and what is that proving?

The fruit of peace is proof of a mind consumed with the God of peace

What is the presence or absence of peace in my life proving?

The fruit of joy is proof of surrender

What is my joy, or lack of joy, proving?

The fruit of love is the primary proof of following Jesus.

What is the way I’m loving, proving?

Slow down your body, slow down your life.

What are some practical ways you need to slow down your body in order to slow down your life?

To ruthlessly eliminate hurry we must arrange our lives around what matters most and remove what competes with it. 

Sermon Challenge Questions: 

- What is the condition of your soul today?

- Is there something you can identify in your life that might be crowding out your heart and starving your soul? 

- What is one thing you can do this week to begin creating margin?

We can follow the example of Jesus to use solitude with God to nourish our soul and connect deeply with God.

How can you establish a rhythm of solitude in your life that will nourish your soul and connect you deeply with God?

To experience life to the full, we have to ruthlessly eliminate hurry from our lives.

Sermon Challenge Questions:

(1) How is your soul hurried?

(2) How might that be impacting your experience of living “life to the full”?

(3) Are you willing to adopt the unhurried lifestyle of Jesus?

Whatever we magnify gets magnified. Are you choosing to magnify Jesus?

Since God’s heart for lost people is that they are found, we must invite them in with open arms

Do you have the heart of the Father, or the heart of the older brother, toward those who are lost?