The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

This is part of the Big Church Read (click here for more details). The course is broken down into six sessions, each with a section of the book to read, a video (which can be found here) and some questions to discuss. The whole reading plan can be found here: Reading-Plan

Session 1: ‘The Problem’

  • Read Part 1 in the book (pages 1-59)
  • Watch the session 1 video which can be found here
  • Watch the session 1&2 accompanying sermon (25th October 2020) on YouTube by clicking here.
  • Discuss the Session 1 questions here  Questions Session 1
  • Bible Reading to Reflect on: Matthew 11:28-30 (especially in the Message Version)

Session 2: ‘The Solution’

  • Read Part 2 in the book (pages 61-117)
  • Watch the session 2 video which can be found here
  • Watch the session 1&2 accompanying sermon (25th October 2020) on YouTube by clicking here.
  • Discuss the Session 2 questions here  Questions Session 2
  • Bible Reading to Reflect on: John 15:5-8

Session 3: Practice 1 – Silence and Solitude

  • Read Silence and Solitude chapter in the book (pages 119-142)
  • Watch the session 3 video which can be found here
  • Watch the ‘Silence and Solitude’ accompanying sermon (1st November 2020) on YouTube by clicking here.
  • Discuss the Session 3 questions here  Questions Session 3
  • Bible Reading to Reflect on: Matthew 4:1-11 & Mark 1:35-39
  • Practical suggestions for practice 1 can be found here: Ways of entering into the Silence
  • Dave leads us through one of these exercises in his video here on ‘Offering your emotions to God and listening in the silence’

Session 4: Practice 2 – Sabbath

Session 5: Practice 3 – Simplicity

Session 6: Practice 4 – Slowing Down

Additional content:

John Mark Comer talks to Katherine Hill (Care for the Family) about how we might do this in the context of busy family life: see here