Weekly Teaching Reflection

April 12th Reflection

Discussion Questions

Discussion Questions

1. Passover & Participation
   The first Passover required people to actively walk out of slavery.

   • Where do you sense God inviting you not just to believe—but to participate in leaving something behind?

2. Easter & New Creation
   2 Corinthians 5:17 describes becoming a new creation.

   • What parts of your “old life” still feel present, and what might it look like to live more fully into your new identity?

3. Formation Awareness

   • Looking at your daily rhythms (phone use, media, habits), what do you think is actually forming you right now?

4. Digital Liturgies

   • In what ways do things like social media or news function as “liturgies” in your life? What are they training you to love, fear, or desire?

5. Abiding vs. Distracted Living
   Reflect on John 15:1-5.

   • What does it practically look like for you to “remain” in Jesus in a world of constant distraction?

6. Apprenticeship to Jesus

   • Do you resonate more with being a “face in the crowd” or an apprentice of Jesus right now? Why?

7. Practice vs. Trying Harder

   • Where have you relied on “trying harder” instead of building intentional practices? What’s one practice that could help form you differently?

8. Long-Term Formation

   • If your current habits continued for the next 5–10 years, who would you become? Does that align with the way of Jesus?

Scripture for Reflection

Encourage the group to sit slowly with these passages:

• 2 Corinthians 5:17
  “The old has gone, the new is here!”

• John 15:1-5
  “Remain in me… apart from me you can do nothing.”

• Mark 8:35
  “Whoever loses their life for me… will save it.”

• Matthew 7:24-27
  “Everyone who hears… and puts them into practice…”

For Practice This Week

Practice: “Intentional Abiding in a Distracted Age”

Choose one small, concrete rhythm to intentionally resist digital formation and lean into formation with Jesus:

Option A: Daily (10 minutes)

• Put your phone in another room

• Slowly read John 15:1-5

• Sit in silence and simply repeat: “I remain in You.”

Option B: Digital Fast Window

• Choose a 1–2 hour block each day with no phone or media

• Use that time for prayer, Scripture, or undistracted presence with others

Option C: Weekly Sabbath Lite

• Take a half-day to step away from productivity + screens

• Do something that restores your awareness of God (walk, meal, rest, worship)

Simple Reflection Question (end of each day):

• What formed me most today, and was it leading me toward the way of Jesus?