Book Studies

  • Enjoying the Presence of God by Jan Johnson, from fall of 2010
  • The Prodigal God by Timothy Keller, from spring of 2010
  • How People Change by Timothy Lane and Paul Tripp, from fall of 2008
  • When People are Big and God is Small by Edward Welch, from fall of 2007
  • The Peacemaker by Ken Sande, from fall of 2006

10/23/10

Enjoying the Presence of God, Chapters 4,5,6

Chapter 4: Talking to You Means Praying For You
1. Page 29 quote: “ I saw that even though my official task was to . . . . my real task was to bring God’s presence to everyone I met.” Thoughts?
2. Page 30 quote: “Being aware of God’s presence helps us focus on the other person so deeply that it’s nearly impossible to avoid praying for him or her.” Thoughts? Experiences to share?
3. Jan writes, pages 30 and 31, on praying to see someone’s heart. How can you do this in your life? Can you describe an experience of being caught up in your own thoughts and plans and unwilling to hear others?
4. How can you bring Christ’s presence to a situation? What does it mean, “prayer is the greater work”? (p. 32).
5. Think through and answer the Questions to Ponder on pages 33, 34.
6. Anything else of significance in this chapter?

Chapter 5: Weaving Prayer With Activity
7. Have you ever found yourself busy and occupied and suddenly realized you were ‘missing God’?
8. Is there a symbol – like lighting a candle – that could help you remember to focus on God in busy/difficult times?
9. How can you include God in the everyday, mundane tasks?
10. How can you go against the hurry, hastiness, and greed of a culture that urges us to pack as many useful tasks into a day as possible? (p. 39).
11. How does your body show signs of needing to slow down and be aware of God’s presence? (p. 39). What can you do about it?
12. Think about and answer the Questions to Ponder on page 41
13. What other significant points did you underline in this chapter?

Chapter 6: Praying Without Words
14. How have you served/loved/prayed similar to the example Jan gives on pages 42,43. What ideas does this give you?
15. How can you incorporate your physical body movements into prayer, praise, surrender?
16. When have you experienced God’s presence in physical activity?
17. How do active prayers get us closer to Romans 12:1?
18. Answer Questions to Ponder on page 47.
19. What else did you note in this chapter?

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