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Enjoy - Week Two

July 13, 2025 0 0

 

Enjoyment wells up

 

Acting with grace doesn’t always lead to happiness, at least not immediately. Taking the high road, turning the other cheek, going high while they go low, usually comes with a cost. But with grace comes a deeper enjoyment, which is more fulfilling than the quick hit of happiness we get from taking the low road. Learning to play, win, lose and draw well in our games and hobbies can be a useful place to learn these skills in wider life. God wants us to enjoy life and uses the things we enjoy to bless us.

 

SEEDS TO SOW: What hobbies, actives, games and pastimes do you enjoy?

 

Read Psalm 82

Referee!

What do you think lies behind God’s questions about justice? Is God saying to us: How can you enjoy life when you do nothing to help the weak and destitute?

Discuss the difference between God’s global perspective and our often narrow local perspective — for example the idea that “charity begins at home” or “family first”.

 

Read Colossians 1: 1-14

Encouraging words.

Discuss the importance Paul suggests fruitful Christian lives have on the actions of others.(See verses 1-8)

Can you share a story about a faithful life that has inspired you?

Here’s a suggestion — why not take the words of Paul’s prayer and pray them every day this week for someone you’d like to see grow in their faith? 

Discuss what you think the outcome would be if we prayed such a prayer. More enjoyment?

 

Read Matthew 7: 7-12

In the enjoyment of others, we find our enjoyment.

What does this famous text tell us about the nature of God and what does it tell us about the nature of humanity?

If we want good things for our children and God wants good things for us — why do bad things happen to us? Do you think there is a link between disappointment and fulfilment?

How could the ‘Golden rule’ of verse 7 help us to enjoy our lives?