The Overflow Principle: Introduction
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Jesus Made it Simple
Love God
Love NeighborMatthew 22:34-40
Mark 12:28-34
Luke 10:25-37
John 15:1-17
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God’s Love is a Gift
Our job is to steward God’s gifts
aka: Spiritual Formation
The Lord God took the man and put him in the
garden of Eden to till it and keep it. – Genesis 2:15
Table Discussion
Table Discussion:
S If spiritual formation is nothing more than stewarding the
gift of God’s love and the world that we have been given,
then why do you think:
a. People find it so hard to do?
b. The world does not seem to be full of God’s love?
The Spiritual Formation Question
What practices do I need in my life that will help
me receive the love of God so that I can freely give
it to others?
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Where Am I?A Spiritual GPS
What is My Worldview?
What is My Style?
What is My Baggage?
What is My Worldview?
God and universe are
separate
dualism/theism
God and universe are the
same
spiritual monism/pantheism
The universe is the only reality
material monism/atheism
Table Discussion
1. Which of the three major worldviews
best describes the type of home in
which you were raised?
2. How might this affect the way you think
about spiritual formation?
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What Has a Hold on You?
One of the first things Jesus did in
his ministry was to heal the sick
and set people free from demons.
What has got a hold on you that
keeps you from experiencing the
love of God and others?
Phases of the Journey
• Encounter with TRUTH - about God, Self, the Universe…
• Awareness
• Invitation to Change
Awakening Purgation Illumination
• Battle against
Sin
• Old Self vs.
New Self
• Spiritual
Disciplines
most important
• Bearing fruit
• “good works”
come naturally
• Aware of God in
everything
• Experience
gratification
• Quiet peace
• No need for
human
reinforcement
or approval
• Loss of Self
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Personal Reflection
S Think about your Spiritual GPS? What are some areas that you think may be holding you back from experiencing God’s love and sharing it with others?
S What steps do you need to take to be free?
S What phase of the Journey do you think you are in right now?