Last night was SO AMAZING!

This pastor was SO BLESSED by the fabulous group of people that showed up for book club last night! The discussion truly was life changing!
Here's some notes from the last few weeks of our first book:

A Dee Dah Day, The practice of Celebration
Chesterton...for we have sinned and grown old, and our Father is younger than we...
The Bible puts JOY in the nonoptional category! Joylessness is a serious sin!
Strategic Celebration, Begin NOW, Find a "joy mentor", Set aside a day a week (fill it with pleasant things, a dee dah day), Unplug (TV etc.) for a week...
One of the FUNNIEST stories I have ever read in a spiritual formation book begins on pg. 73 of Ortberg's The Life You've Always Wanted (truth is, this book is overflowing with HILARIOUS anecdotes that John suddenly turns inspirational)!

An Unhurried Life, The practice of SLOWING
"You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life!"
Symptoms of Hurry Sickness: Constantly speeding up daily activities, Multiple-Tasking, Clutter, Superficiality, An inability to LOVE, Sunset fatigue...
Practices for the hurry-sick: Slowing (deliberatley choosing to place ourselves in positions where we simply have to wait), The need for solitude, Reviewing the day with God, extended solitude...

Interrupting Heaven, The practice of PRAYER
Check out Revelation 8...All of heaven comes to a standstill in response to the prayers of the saints!
Walter Wink...History belongs to the intercessors - those who believe and pray the future into being...
Prayer Patterns, The Lord's Prayer, a time and a place, simple prayer, spiritual pathways, learning to be fully present, a review of prayer, interceding for others, Prayer as RELATIONSHIP...
Prayer is a learned behavior! No one ever masters prayer!
Tony Campolo's story on pg. 104 will make your splean fall out from laughter and then suddenly teach you PERSISTENCE in prayer!

You don't have to be an avid reader! Just show up on Wednesday evenings and you will be blessed at Pastor Paul's book club!