Discussion Jumpstarter
Study leader reference - not a definitive answer
Question 1
The speaker keeps returning to the phrase “our life is not our own” as a foundation for “good church life”; what specific areas did he name where this truth “expands” over time, and where do you most resist that expansion in your current season?
Another way to ask: He says “our life is not our own” should spread into more parts of our lives over time. What areas did he say it should spread into, and where do you push back the most right now?
Discussion Jumpstarter
Direct Answer
Based on the speaker’s teaching, “our life is not our own” starts in childhood and keeps “expanding” through major life stages—especially marriage, parenting, and church life. The second part of the question (where you personally resist) isn’t answered by the transcript, so it must be answered personally in discussion.
- He says it’s “easy to forget what produces good church life,” and ties it to remembering “our life is not our own.”
- He calls it “an ongoing understanding and expansion of what that means in every area of life.”
- He names stages: “you start as a child… When you get married, that expands; when you have children, that expands; in church life, it expands.”
- He connects church life directly: being Christian and “being a part of… producing good church life” requires this mindset.
- He later links it to laying things down: arrogance, vanity, grumbling, and complaining show “they have a lot to lay down.”