
We Keep Seeking
• Series: Generation to Generation
Rev. Luanne Stanley Hook, preaching Scripture Focus: Matthew 2:1-12, ESV: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%202%3A1-12&version=ESV Questions for Reflection: 1. LuAnne laments the exhausting way that we celebrate Christmas in the US. What are your thoughts on this? Do you agree or disagree? Why? 2. LuAnne discusses how the magi exemplified what it means to be active seekers. Then she names money or things that can be bought as what most of us usually end up seeking. As proof that if we seek God first instead, our needs will be taken care of as well, (from Matthew 6:33), she recounts the research of Arthur Brooks that givers end up earning more than non-givers. (Find a link to his speech below). What are your thoughts on this? 3. Spend a few moments thinking about your walk with Christ. What’s not working for you? What could be better? What are you seeking? What signs are you seeing in your life that indicate that God might be trying to tell you something? 4. As this year begins, how can you position yourself to be more open to God’s spirit for leading you into more full participation in God’s kin-dom and greater joy, even possibly your own divine revelation/epiphany? Arthur Brooks' speech: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/arthur-c-brooks/giving-matters-2/?ck_subscriber_id=2623590555&utm_source=convertkit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=On%20the%20Rise:%20Arthur%20Brooks%20on%20how%20giving%20leads%20to%20higher%20income,%20Gen%20Z%20and%20church%20+%20the%20top%2050%20beverages%20in%20the%20US%20-%2016092145&sh_kit=31547801ab33005176269a200376abf16362bb71454b34044e3a9f6a37321ccc