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Saturday, March 03, 2012

A Place at the Table ~ Session 3

Session 3: The Meaning of Abundance

Quotes from this week’s readings, with questions:

“If entitlement is like a disease to a healthy spiritual life, then gratitude is the proven vaccine.” What has your relationship with gratitude been like on this fast? When have you been grateful? When have you found yourself falling short of gratitude?

“Too often we understand sin as doing ‘bad things,’ when the truth is that our actions are only the fruit of our sin.” If this is true, what are the implications for how we deal with our sin?

“When work and material goods become our gods, we are the only ones to blame. This time of fasting is about repentance, and now is as good a time as any.” What does repentance look like? Have you given in to temptation on this fast? How did you respond?

“Our true affections will be exposed on this journey. . . . Do you see the chaos created when you love anything more than you love God?” What are you learning about your true affections?

“Some commands in Scripture are so clear that when we talk about them, we ought to speak with a confidence that pushes back the powers of evil and brings comfort to the oppressed. . . . When it comes to justice, we speak on behalf of God, and we should do it forcefully.” What do you think Chris is getting at with this quote?

Video: The Meaning of Abundance

When you see the images of these children in Ecuador eating food, what thoughts go through your mind?

Chris refers to the expansion of our tables. What does he have in mind? How can we see this happen with our own tables?

“We have one big problem in the world: some of us have too much, and some of us have too little.” Chris goes on to say that God expected us to even things out, that his people would be the ones to level the playing field. If all of us had enough, what are some ways the world would look different than it does now?

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