A Changed Heart Discipleship Class Lesson 1 * The Speed Of Life*
Dec 15, 2009
A Changed Heart Discipleship Class
Lesson 1
The Speed Of life
While everyday has the exact number of hours, minutes, seconds, it’s amazing how fast some days
Seem to go by! The first 3 lessons ask you to look at the speed of your life and the importance of rest.
I said, “Oh, that I had wings of a dove!
I would fly away and be at rest.”
Psalm 55:6
Place a check mark by all the statements that describe you
_____I regularly feel that I have to much to do in a given day
_____I don’t have time to get organized
_____I tend to get irritated when I am kept waiting
_____I frequently give up sleep in order to get things done
_____I find it’s easier to do things myself than to ask and train someone else to do them
_____I have a tendency to set really high goals for myself
1. What are some of your favorite time-saving devices or best practices for saving time?
2. Have you ever purchased a time saving device that actually took ore time than it was worth?
3. On a scale of 1-10, how much stress do you feel you have in your life right now?
Can you identify some of the sources of the stress in your life?
4. Read Mark 1:21-34 in the space that follows make a list of all the things Jesus did in
A very short amount of time.
After all that Jesus did, his physical body must have been exhausted. Despite all the immediate needs, Jesus did something specific to handle the stress and pressure.
5. Read Mark 1:35 Why do you think this one activity was so crucial to Jesus’ life and the impact he had on others?
6. Why do you think finding solitary time to pray is important to your life and the impact you have on others?
7 How does taking the time to get away to pray change you?
8. How does taking time to get away and pray enable you to handle stress and pressures of life better? Is there anything that prevents you from getting away to pray more often?
The truth is that no matter how overworked or over scheduled you may feel, God desires to restore you. Your desire for rest will never match God’s desire to give you rest.
He longs to renew you!
Digging Deeper
On several occasions throughout the Gospels Jesus retreated to a solitary place. Read Luke4:42-43. Why do you think Jesus chose a solitary place? One of the results of His time in this place was that He was more confident of His purpose. How does spending time with Jesus make you more confident in your purpose?
Ponder & Pray
The opening scripture for this lesson comes from Psalm 55:6, “I said, Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and rest.”
Have you ever wanted to fly away from a situation because of stress or exhaustion? Where do you tend to go when your soul desires rest? Are there any unhealthy places you’re tempted to go? What kinds of healthy places can you choose instead?
Bonus Activity
Over the course of the next week, pay attention to any moments in which you feel stress. What are the causers? Are they any common sources of the stress you feel? Are there any areas in which you need to cut back, say no, or make lifestyle changes in order to lesson the amount of stress in your life?
I hope you have enjoyed this lesson and may you have a wonderful & blessed Christmas through Jesus Christ!
God Bless you,
Leigh Penrod
looking ahead
Scriptures: Isaiah 28:12
Matthew 6:25-32, Matthew 6:33-34, Psalm1:31, Psalm 131:2, Isaiah 32:17
Isaiah 28:12
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