Post on 29-Mar-2015
Why are we here?
MEANING
MEANING
Big Questions
Session 2.1
2.1 Big Questions
Key Concept
You are positioned in the universe as a meaningful being lovingly made by God, for God's glory and with God's
unique imprint.
2.1 Big Questions
Matthew 22:36-40Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” He said to him, “‘You shall
love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your
mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: ‘You
shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the law
and the prophets.
2.1 Big Questions
Intro Video
2.1 Big Questions
SMS QuestionWhat is life’s meaning?
2.1 Big Questions
How do we define meaning?
2.1 Big Questions
How do we find meaning in life?
2.1 Big Questions
What do our earthly accomplishments
contribute to meaning?
2.1 Big Questions
How do we handle the struggle of reconciling our talents with God's purpose for our lives, especially for
those of us who aren't certain about where our
talents lie?
2.1 Big Questions
Why do we need meaning?
2.1 Big Questions
What is your purpose in life?
2.1 Big Questions
Q&A Video
2.1 Big Questions
Q&A Discussion
MEANING
Beauty All Around
Session 2.2
2.2 Beauty All Around
Key Concept
“As food is to the body, beauty is to the soul.”—Frederick Buechner
2.2 Beauty All Around
Psalm 8“O LORD, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. Out of the
mouths of babes and infants you have founded a bulwark because of your foes, to
silence the enemy and the avenger.
2.2 Beauty All Around
Intro Video
2.2 Beauty All Around
SMS QuestionWhat distracts you from seeing beauty?
2.2 Beauty All Around
Why is it so easy to miss the beautiful all
around us?
2.2 Beauty All Around
Aren't distractions fine as long as they make
us happy?
2.2 Beauty All Around
How do we define beauty?
2.2 Beauty All Around
What does beauty have to do with
worship?
2.2 Beauty All Around
Q&A Video
2.2 Beauty All Around
Q&A Discussion
MEANING
The Meaning of Stuff
Session 2.3
2.3 The Meaning of Stuff
Key Concept
Life is more than our stuff.
2.3 The Meaning of Stuff
Matthew 6:19-21“Do not store up for yourselves
treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves
treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where
thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart
will be also.”
2.3 The Meaning of Stuff
Intro Video
2.3 The Meaning of Stuff
SMS QuestionWhat stuff would make you happy?
2.3 The Meaning of Stuff
Why are people so preoccupied with having more and
more stuff?
2.3 The Meaning of Stuff
Why does satisfaction seem so brief?
2.3 The Meaning of Stuff
What does human longing tell us about
our identity?
2.3 The Meaning of Stuff
What does Jesus have to say about
the things we treasure in life?
2.3 The Meaning of Stuff
Would Jesus say the same things to us
today?
2.3 The Meaning of Stuff
How is it that we can be fulfilled in a
relationship with God through Jesus
Christ?
2.3 The Meaning of Stuff
Q&A Video
2.3 The Meaning of Stuff
Q&A Discussion
MEANING
Living Purpose
Session 2.4
2.4 Living Purpose
Key Concept
Happiness is not the goal of our lives but the byproduct of a life lived with
purpose.
2.4 Living Purpose
John 15:4, 11“Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself
unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in
me….These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you,
and that your joy may be full.”
2.4 Living Purpose
Intro Video
2.4 Living Purpose
SMS QuestionWhat gives you meaning and purpose in life?
2.4 Living Purpose
Why would a life without purpose be
unbearable?
2.4 Living Purpose
How does one discover purpose?
2.4 Living Purpose
How does purpose determine one’s
life?
2.4 Living Purpose
How is the story of the rich, young
ruler, in Luke 18:18-29, a story about ultimate purpose?
2.4 Living Purpose
How does disappointment
conspire against a sense of purpose in
life?
2.4 Living Purpose
How is happiness related to meaning
and purpose?
2.4 Living Purpose
Do all religions view purpose in the same
way?
2.4 Living Purpose
Q&A Video
2.4 Living Purpose
Q&A Discussion