MEANING
Why are we here?
MEANING
Session 2.1
Big Questions
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 22:36-40
Teacher, 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 Question
What 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
Session 2.2
Beauty All
Around
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 Question
What 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
Session 2.3
The Meaning of
Stuff
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 Question
What 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
Session 2.4
Living Purpose
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 Question
What 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