Fruitful Living
Picture Activity
Why did you choose the pictures that you did to describe societies view of the good life and your view of the good life?
Dying well
Think about someone you know who has died well in your opinion. What was the person’s state of mind or attitude as they faced death? What fears did they have (if any)?
The Dash
What do we want to leave behind when we are called home?
Mark 1:9-11
Mark 1:9-11 NIV
At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: "You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased."
Parable of the lost sheep
Luke 15:20 NIV
So he got up and went to his father. "But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.
Parable of the Sower
Matthew 13:1-9 NIV
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. Then he told them many things in parables, saying: "A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. Whoever has ears, let them hear."
Thinking Break
What thoughts are following through your head? Feel free to write them here.
The Dash
What is your dash going to look like?