“how Should Faith Shape Our Lives?”: Amber Kavie And Ashley Olson

“HOW SHOULD FAITH SHAPE OUR LIVES?” Amber Kavie and Ashley Olson

Let’s Reflect! ■ What are some big things that help shape your life? ■ (can be faith, life events, people)

The Sermon on the Mount ■ “Many scholars think it unlikely that Jesus actually delivered this whole sermon at one time. More likely, they say, is that Matthew’s Gospel pulled together many sayings of Jesus from the oral tradition of the early Jesus Movement and put them into this one passage” (pg. 150) ■ How do the followers of Jesus in his day compare to the followers of Jesus in the present day? ■ Context is relevant, not only when helping to analyze what Jesus meant when he preached these things, but how to apply it to our lives.

How does this apply to our lives? ■ What parts of the Sermon do you agree with? What parts do you disagree with?

■ How do you feel about Phillip’s beatitudes interpretation vs. the original beatitudes?

Defining Success ■ What does success means to you? ■ What does success mean to society? ■ What does success mean to people of faith? ■ What does success mean to Christians specifically? ■ Success and faithfulness are not mutually exclusive

What are some ways you can actively counter human desires such as obsessions with money?