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Everyone has a desire to belong! At Gloria Dei, we believe in the power of community and the way it shapes and impacts the lives of disciples. Small groups are a unique way to experience biblical community on a regular basis, outside of worship. God has called us to live life together!
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For more information and to start or join a small group, contact Stephanie Knea.
Gloria Dei members have access to an online video library called RightNow Media with over 20,000 discipleship videos for kids, students and adults. This is a great resource for small groups, families, and anyone looking for a guided Bible study. To learn how to watch RightNow Media across any of your devices click here. To access our RightNow Media membership, email Stephanie Knea.
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Ruthlessly Eliminate Hurry as an Individual, Family, Friends, or Small Group via Discovery Bible Study
The Discovery Process is the primary method of discipleship in movements around the world. Discovery Bible Studies are simple and reproducible groups that consist of spiritually interested people who read a Bible story together, discover what it says, and then are challenged to immediately live out what they learned and to share it with someone else. The beauty of DBS is that anyone can lead it! If you lead one, you are simply a faithful facilitator providing a structure people to hear the voice of Jesus and respond in obedience. We ask "What is Jesus teaching me? and What will I do about it?"
In your small group, with a few friends, as an individual, or as a family, use the DBS method (PDF Instructions below) using the scripture from the previous Sunday's sermon and the text.
Key Concept: The Case for an Unhurried Life
Key Concept: Silence & Solitude
Key Concept: Sabbath
Key Concept: Simplicity
Key Concept: Slowing our lives down
Download Discovery Bible Study Process PDF Questions? Email Jason Phelps
Ruthlessly Eliminate Hurry as an Individual, Family, Friends, or Small Group
Below are the key concepts for each week of our sermon series study. Take a look at each section for each week's goals and the transformation that awaits. Click the buttons below to access content on RightNow Media and to download the study guide. Using RightNow Media resources your group or family can watch a short video, and use the supplied study guide to dig deeper into the content on a weekly basis. This experience will supplement the Sunday sermon.
SESSION GOALS Every session has a point—what each participant should walk away from the discussion knowing, feeling, and doing.
SESSION GOALS Every session has a point—what each participant should walk away from the discussion knowing, feeling, and doing.
SESSION GOALS Every session has a point—what each participant should walk away from the discussion knowing, feeling, and doing.
SESSION GOALS Every session has a point—what each participant should walk away from the discussion knowing, feeling, and doing.
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Read Pastor John Mark Comer's Book: The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
ECPA BESTSELLER • A compelling emotional and spiritual case against hurry and in favor of a slower, simpler way of life
“As someone all too familiar with ‘hurry sickness,’ I desperately needed this book.”—Scott Harrison, New York Times best-selling author of Thirst
“Who am I becoming?”
That was the question nagging pastor and author John Mark Comer. Outwardly, he appeared successful. But inwardly, things weren’t pretty. So he turned to a trusted mentor for guidance and heard these words:
“Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life. Hurry is the great enemy of the spiritual life.”
It wasn’t the response he expected, but it was—and continues to be—the answer he needs. Too often we treat the symptoms of toxicity in our modern world instead of trying to pinpoint the cause. A growing number of voices are pointing at hurry, or busyness, as a root of much evil.
Within the pages of this book, you’ll find a fascinating roadmap to staying emotionally healthy and spiritually alive in the chaos of the modern world.