I really enjoyed Sunday sermon on Colossians 1:1-14 and I thought that having the quiz was a great way for us to see if we are living lives driven by the Gospel. Mike asked, “Whats are the center of your thinking in our day to day life? What drives you? What makes us who we are?”
I thought to myself, “paying the bills is what I think about most these days, hope in God is what drives me or keeps me going really, and I don’t know what makes me who I am”. Maybe I got the second question right? I don’t know.
Those were some pretty hefty questions - ones that I believe we need to really think about and being honest with ourselves about. The point of these questions is that most of us are driven by things other than the Gospel. And this means that the Gospel has not penetrated our hearts.
Below is the quiz from the sermon. They are True/False questions. If you haven’t taken it, do so now.
Quiz:
1 - I tend to compare myself with other people.
2 - Most of the time I’m anxious about friends money school, family, etc.
3 - I rarely say I’m sorry.
4 - I need to be in control.
5 - Prayer is usually my last resort.
6 - I often feel discourage and defeated.
7 - I tend to get defensive when told I’ve made a mistake
8 - Most of the time I feel guilty and condemned.
9 - It’s all up to me.
10 - I often focus on the weaknesses and failings of other people.
As Mike said, these are all symptoms of life not driven by the Gospel. If you answered True to 1 or 2 statements then you’re doing pretty well. If you answered True to 3-5 then you’re doing okay but need help. If you answered True to 6 or more then you need to listen to the sermon.
I was in the 3-5 category: doing okay but need help. I need to be reminded constantly to keep Christ at the center of my being. It’s so easy not to do so.
What about you? Are you living the Gospel Driving Life?
September 22nd, 2008 at 8:31 am
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September 23rd, 2008 at 11:16 am
Living the “Gospel driven life” is an admirable objective. One of my efforts, to this end, is to mix my reading with christian authors and theologians. Currently, I am reading Meister Eckhart, a 14th century German guy whose essays and sermons have been preserved and translated.
I will give you some excerpts that relate to this topic.
“Grace does not overcome nature but makes it perfect.”
and
“He (she or anyone)ought to become a God-seeker in all things and a God-finder at all times. [He (she) should pursue this objective] in all places, among all kinds of people and by every possible method. In this way, he (she) will always make progess and grow…
from essay/sermon titled: How To Follow After God And Some Goods Ways to Do It. modern translation by Raymond B. Blakney