Spiritually Disciplined—Learning to Live Jesus-Shaped Lives

Expression & Impression

Jordan Elgie

June 11, 2023

With a friend, your family or in your small group, discuss the following questions:

1. When you think of the word “worship” what comes to mind?
2. Have you ever felt like you needed to put aside your emotions in worship or, have you ever felt too emotional during worship? How might you think differently about this experience knowing that God’s desire is for us to completely, and holistically present in worship? All of our joy and all of our pain?
3. Thinking about our church gatherings on Sunday, what are some of the ways that you think God reveals himself to us? What are some of the ways that God “impresses” us in worship?
4. What is an area of your spiritual life where you think God might be “training” you? Is there something that you know is good for you, that often feels really hard to do? How might your perspective on that hard thing change knowing that through it, God might be working in you?
5. From these four starting points, what is one way you might better ready yourself to be shaped by God in Sunday worship?

       - Preparing to be impressed

       - Processing distractions with gratitude

       - Bringing a sacrifice of praise

       - Responding to God accordingly