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OneLife Church
Christian Worldview: Part 3 - Possessions Prison
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Ball Road Campus
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http://www.onelifeknox.com/giveThe Lie: The one with the most toys wins.
The Truth: When possessions become my purpose, possessions become my prison.
The Truth: When possessions become my purpose, possessions become my prison.
1. Materialism competes for my worship every day.
2. Materialism can make me successful and still leave me empty.
3. Materialism makes for a terrible savior.
4. Materialism forgets what lasts forever.
The Christian Worldview Alternative: Belonging over belongings.
1. Practice gratitude instead of consumption.
2. Hold everything with open hands.
3. Practice intentional generosity.
4. Invest in something eternal.
START TALKING:
What is a time in your life or a story from your life when you felt like more "toys" would make you happier? When did you feel the pressure of comparison or the belief that having more or better things would help you fit in or accomplish something?
What is a time in your life or a story from your life when you felt like more "toys" would make you happier? When did you feel the pressure of comparison or the belief that having more or better things would help you fit in or accomplish something?
START THINKING:
Read Luke 12:13-21.
How much does the rich man talk about himself versus how much does he talk about God? What is the significance of this for us and the warning about what materialism can lead us to do?
The word "fool" in the Greek means "one without sense, understanding, or spiritual perception." How did this man gain everything the world says matters but lose everything that really matters in the process?
Read Luke 12:13-21.
How much does the rich man talk about himself versus how much does he talk about God? What is the significance of this for us and the warning about what materialism can lead us to do?
The word "fool" in the Greek means "one without sense, understanding, or spiritual perception." How did this man gain everything the world says matters but lose everything that really matters in the process?
START SHARING:
If what I worship can be defined by the answer to the question, "What makes me ok?" when have you found yourself worshipping material things over Jesus? What lie did you believe when your worship was on something else?
When have you become successful in some way according to the worldview of materialism but still felt - or ended up feeling - empty?
Read Matthew 6:21. When have you experienced this principle in your life in both directions - when your heart was following worldly treasure and when your heart was following Kingdom treasure?
Now read that entire passage before that verse - Matthew 6:19-21. What is Jesus teaching? When have you followed this teaching and what was the result for you spiritually? What sacrifice did you have to make?
If what I worship can be defined by the answer to the question, "What makes me ok?" when have you found yourself worshipping material things over Jesus? What lie did you believe when your worship was on something else?
When have you become successful in some way according to the worldview of materialism but still felt - or ended up feeling - empty?
Read Matthew 6:21. When have you experienced this principle in your life in both directions - when your heart was following worldly treasure and when your heart was following Kingdom treasure?
Now read that entire passage before that verse - Matthew 6:19-21. What is Jesus teaching? When have you followed this teaching and what was the result for you spiritually? What sacrifice did you have to make?
START DOING:
Share one thing you can do this week in each of the following areas to develop a "Belonging Over Belongings" worldview.
1. Practice gratitude over consumption
2. Hold everything with open hands.
3. Practice intentional generosity.
4. Invest in something eternal.
How would developing the Christian worldview of possessions and taking the steps above impact your "one" person that you are investing in and inviting to experience Jesus? How would this be different that what those people in your life where you live, work, and play usually see and experience with other people?
How can you tell your faith story/testimony as it relates to this principle? Practice it by finishing each of the following sentences with phrases related to how you saw and now see possessions and how you handled and now handle stuff and possessions:
- Before following Jesus, I was _____________ or I saw my possessions as ________________.
- I began following Jesus and learned __________________ about stuff and possessions.
- Since following Jesus, I now want to/try to __________________ and see my possessions as __________________.
Share one thing you can do this week in each of the following areas to develop a "Belonging Over Belongings" worldview.
1. Practice gratitude over consumption
2. Hold everything with open hands.
3. Practice intentional generosity.
4. Invest in something eternal.
How would developing the Christian worldview of possessions and taking the steps above impact your "one" person that you are investing in and inviting to experience Jesus? How would this be different that what those people in your life where you live, work, and play usually see and experience with other people?
How can you tell your faith story/testimony as it relates to this principle? Practice it by finishing each of the following sentences with phrases related to how you saw and now see possessions and how you handled and now handle stuff and possessions:
- Before following Jesus, I was _____________ or I saw my possessions as ________________.
- I began following Jesus and learned __________________ about stuff and possessions.
- Since following Jesus, I now want to/try to __________________ and see my possessions as __________________.
START PRAYING:
Pray for each person in the micro church to take the four steps they shared in the "start doing" section. Pray for each person to have an opportunity to share their faith story/testimony as it relates to this principle to their "one". Pray that each of us experience the Gospel first hand as we fully surrender our lives to Jesus, including in the area of stuff, money, possessions, and wealth.
Pray for each person in the micro church to take the four steps they shared in the "start doing" section. Pray for each person to have an opportunity to share their faith story/testimony as it relates to this principle to their "one". Pray that each of us experience the Gospel first hand as we fully surrender our lives to Jesus, including in the area of stuff, money, possessions, and wealth.
Take a Next Step!
Don't just attend church for an hour a week. Take a step! What step should you take?
1. Follow Jesus! If you have followed Jesus...
2. Get baptized! If you are following Jesus, then that's all you need to be "ready" to take this step.
3. Volunteer! Don't simply be a consumer, but be part of making a difference in the lives of those who come to OneLife to experience Jesus. There are weekday and Sunday opportunities. Get info about what opportunities there are for you!
4. Join a micro church! You can't have true community sitting in rows with a large crowd. That's not the church - it's an event! Micro churches are small "churches" of 10-12 adults that meet in homes throughout the week to learn together, pray together, serve the community together, and care for each other together.
Get more information about any of the above, send us your prayer requests so we can pray with you, or ask any question we can help you with by filling out the online connection card!
http://www.onelifeknox.com/connect1. Follow Jesus! If you have followed Jesus...
2. Get baptized! If you are following Jesus, then that's all you need to be "ready" to take this step.
3. Volunteer! Don't simply be a consumer, but be part of making a difference in the lives of those who come to OneLife to experience Jesus. There are weekday and Sunday opportunities. Get info about what opportunities there are for you!
4. Join a micro church! You can't have true community sitting in rows with a large crowd. That's not the church - it's an event! Micro churches are small "churches" of 10-12 adults that meet in homes throughout the week to learn together, pray together, serve the community together, and care for each other together.
Get more information about any of the above, send us your prayer requests so we can pray with you, or ask any question we can help you with by filling out the online connection card!