Moving From a Life of Distraction to a Life of Devotion - Grant Partrick

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Pastor Grant Partrick shares a convicting talk about distraction and its role in the theft of the devotion God deserves. He challenges listeners through the story of Martha’s busyness to bring awareness to the pressing and increasing need for attentiveness. Pastor Grant highlights three major truths to lead us to ask the question, “are there any things you need to stop doing, start doing, or do differently?”: 1. Distraction is the great enemy of devotion. 2. Busyness is never the goal. 3. Our distractions move toward devotion through a vehicle called ‘Discipline’. VERSES // Luke 10:38-43 #faith #christian #sermon #passioncity #passioncityatlanta #atlanta #passioncitychurch #atlantachurch #christianity #Jesus #God — With Passion City Online, you can join us every Sunday live at 9:30a and 11:45a, and our gatherings are available on-demand starting at 7p! Join us at https://passioncitychurch.com — Subscribe to our channel to see more messages from Passion City Church: https://www.youtube.com/passioncitychurch1 — Looking for content for your Kids? Subscribe to our Passion Kids Channel: https://passion.link/passionkidsonline — If you would like to give to our house, visit https://passioncitychurch.com/give/ — Check out Passion's books, music, and more at https://passionresources.com/ — At Passion City Church, we believe that because God has displayed the ultimate sacrifice in Jesus, our response to that in worship must be extravagant. It is our privilege, and our created purpose, to reflect God’s Glory to Him through our praise, our sacrifice, and our song. — Follow Passion City Church: https://www.instagram.com/passioncity/ Follow Louie Giglio: https://www.instagram.com/louiegiglio Passion City Church is a Jesus church with locations in Atlanta and Washington D.C. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS // 1. Pastor Grant started the talk off with a story about hospitality. How is your hospitality this year? What are some hospitality aspirations/dreams/goals you have for your life? 2. Read back through Luke 10:38-43. Pause for a moment and have someone in the group pray that God will use this text to continue to impact the lives of the people in your group. 3. What all does it mean and represent to be “at the feet of Jesus”? 4. What was at the root of Martha’s mistake? 5. Do you have a story from a time where you were distracted from what is best by something that is good? 6. Pastor Grant shared about the Mood that is being used in the original Greek verb, “to do.” He went on to suggest that we should never use the ‘imperative’ Mood when speaking to God. What is the “Imperative Mood” and why should we not use it with God? When might be a time where it would be acceptable to use this Mood in speaking to God? 7. Why did Jesus use Martha’s name twice? What was likely the meaning in this repetition? 8. Pastor Grant asked a convicting question that requires a little more transparency than normal. Let’s answer it together: “Is there anything in you that is distracting you from what matters most?” 9. When does serving and working for Jesus lose its meaning? In other words, at what point does it become distracting? 10.Pastor Grant urged our House to ask and answer this question: “What are you most committed to in life?” Did you write anything down or can you answer if there is something from your daily schedule you need to “start doing,” “stop doing,” or “start doing differently”?

Topics

• Daily Devotionals