Whole lyfe

Introduction

This session invites us to connect God, us and everyday life.

Discussions and challenges to bring life and faith together, to help you see God in everything you do.

The Whole lyfe zone is about making the invisible presence of God visible in everyday life. God manifests himself in his creation, even in the midst of mundane activities, whenever and whenever we invite him. Jesus is the fullest expression of incarnation – becoming human, he enters our world. The Holy God and our messy world connect. In family, work and society we learn to live our lives as Jesus would live our life in our place. We remove the categories of secular and sacred as we learn that all activity is of equal value to God.

This zone stresses the value of family, the home, work and the contribution we can bring to society as a whole.

‘We cannot retreat from the “secular” world in the hopes of finding God elsewhere. Indeed, the very presence of God is manifest in the smallest, most mundane of daily activities.’
Richard J. Foster Streams of Living Water

Downloads

Full Session PDF

Work & Family

Missiological Reflections on Work

Money and the Spiritual Life

The Grace of Giving

An Active Guide to Spiritual Practices

lyfe Story: GK Chesterton

lyfe Story: Brother Lawrence

More resources on Whole lyfe

Extract from the full session:

READ

As you read, look for one or two points that really impact you.

Luke 13. 10-17

Healing a woman on the Sabbath

10 One Sabbath, Jesus was teaching in a Jewish meeting place, 11 and a woman was there who had been crippled by an evil spirit for eighteen years. She was completely bent over and could not straighten up...

REFLECT

Take time discuss and share your thoughts on the what you’ve read

Setting the scene:

The Sabbath began at sundown on Friday and ended at sundown on Saturday. It was a weekly day of rest and worship. A group called the ‘Pharisees’ created numerous laws detailing...

RESPOND

As a group, create a challenge to help you respond to what you’ve read and discussed
... or try one of ours

03 That’s entertainment

It can be easy to write off music as empty entertainment. Try spending some time this week listening attentively...