Icebreaker:
What would you do if you had a whole day to yourself?
How passionate are you about your career/work?
Overview:
Read Luke 9:57-62.
We live in a society that values work. Sometimes to the
detriment of the worker’s health or family relationships. A recent article said
we shouldn’t have a passion for our WORK because it leads us to put too much
value in our job. Interesting. What if instead we had a passion to do something
for others (including our family)? Instead of checking our phones for work
emails, what if we spend our non-working hours serving God with the same
passion?
In his book, Do
Something! Make Your Life Count,
Miles McPherson says, “When the going gets tough, it is your passion that keeps
you going. Your passion is what pushes you through the unknown, the difficult
times. If someone tells passion to stop fighting, passion says no. Without the
passion to do something, you will never complete your God-given mission.”
Discussion:
What is passion?
Why do we need to be passionate about our work for God?
What did Jesus think about people with no passion?
How does passion keep us going?
Activities:
What non-work activities create passion in you?
How do we approach service when we have passion for it?
As a group, continue to discuss the needs in your community
and your response to them. Which needs drive your passion? What is God placing
on your heart to do as a group?
Prayer:
As a group, pray for God to give you a passion and bless
your passion for service.
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