Scholar’s Notes Use this space to jot down extra notes & insights Soggy Centers: What Prevents Us from Growing Spiritually & How We Can Move Beyond by Greg Hanson, Sunrise Wesleyan Church July 30, 2006 A lazy person sleeps soundly--and goes hungry. Proverbs 19:15 (NLT) Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper and be satisfied. Proverbs 13:4 (NLT) “So let us stop going over the basics of Christianity again and again. Let us go on instead and become mature...” Hebrews 6:1 (NLT) “There has never yet been a person in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth remembering.” (Theodore Roosevelt) Two Hindrances to Growth: “The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.” (Donald Kendall) 1. _____________________ Living “On judgment day many will tell me, ‘Lord, Lord, we prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.’ But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Go away…” Matthew 7:22-23 (NLT) Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught. But Martha was worrying over the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, doesn’t it seem unfair to you that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me.” But the Lord said to her, “My dear Martha, you are so upset over all these details! There is really only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it--and I won’t take it away from her.” Luke 10:39-42 (NLT) We are merely moving shadows, and all our busy rushing ends in nothing. We heap up wealth for someone else to spend. And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you. Psalm 39:6-7 (NLT) If You’re Living in Crisis Mode, Ask… a. ______________________________? b. What _____________________ will be necessary to get out? 2. ______________________ I walked by the field of a lazy person, the vineyard of one lacking sense. I saw that it was overgrown with thorns. It was covered with weeds, and its walls were broken down. Proverbs 24:30-31 (NLT) As a door turns back and forth on its hinges, so the lazy person turns over in bed. Some people are so lazy that they won’t lift a finger to feed themselves. Proverbs 26:14-15 (NLT) “Superficiality is the curse of our age. The doctrine of instant satisfaction is a primary spiritual problem. The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, but for deep people.” (Richard Foster) For more, read… With Unveiled Faces by Keith Drury Celebration of Discipline Richard Foster 12 Habits of Growth: ________________________ regularly ______________________________ “You are the same today that you are going to be in five years from now except for two things: the people with whom you associate and the books you read.” (Charles “Tremendous” Jones) ___________ and ______________ on God’s Word __________________ key verses Practice _______________ (once a week or month) For more, visit www.billbright.com/howtofast ___________________ by serving others _________________ in private and with others ____________________ on God __________________ your life _____________________ and to others _____________ God’s leading ______________ your growth in a journal Scholar’s Notes Use this space to jot down extra notes & insights