“For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it.”- Luke 9:24 “Reaching the end of me is a daily journey I must make because it’s where Jesus shows up and my real life in him begins.”- Kyle Idleman The End of Me: Where Real […]
“When we eradicate clutter from our lives, we create a vacuum that aches to be filled.”- Bill Hybels “Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter. Fear God and keep his commandments, for that is the duty of all mankind.”- Ecclesiastes 12:13 Bill Hybels concludes Chapter 10 of Simplify by discussing […]
In Chapter 10 (“From Meaningless to Satisfied: The Legacy of a Simplified Life”), the concluding chapter of Simplify, Bill Hybels begins with the story of his first solo flight, a two hundred-mile round trip from Illinois to Indiana. During the first leg of Bill’s trip, an upper-level wind disturbance blew his plane way off course. […]
“There’s a reason for every season in your life- good or bad, easy or challenging, rewarding or draining.”-Bill Hybels Bill Hybels concludes Chapter 9 of Simplify with a reminder that “you aren’t in your current season by accident. God’s hand is in it, and there’s purpose to His activity.” No other season in your life […]
Today Bill Hybels discusses a second season Solomon mentions in Ecclesiastes 3, specifically Ecclesiastes 3:7, where Solomon says there is ” a time to be silent and a time to speak.” 2. Be silent or speak. Due to the frenzied pace of our culture, the decibel level in our head makes it very difficult to […]
Bill Hybels continues Chapter 9 of Simplify with a discussion of some of the seasons Solomon mentions in Ecclesiastes 3. Today he covers mourning and dancing. 1. Mourn or dance. Pastor Hybels writes that any kind of loss begets a need for grief: “If you have recently experienced the loss of a job, marriage, or […]
“When we view our lives as a string of random days connected only by the calendar, it’s easy to overlook the active movement of God.”- Bill Hybels In Chapter 9 (“From Stuck to Moving On: Welcoming New Seasons in Your Life”) of Simplify, Bill Hybels notes the song “Turn, Turn, Turn” by The Byrds became […]
Bill Hybels concludes Chapter 8 of Simplify with an illustration from one of his favorite replenishers, sailboat racing. One kind of sailboat-racing event is a regatta. A regatta usually consists of seven to ten races. Points are awarded in order of finish in each race. The crew with the lowest overall score is the winner […]
“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the game goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get […]
Bill Hybels continues Chapter 8 of Simplify with a detailed definition of a life verse: “A life verse is a short passage of Scripture that serves as a rallying cry to guide and focus the current season in your life, or your life as a whole. Carefully chosen after prayerful consideration, a life verse resonates […]
“Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.”- Psalm 119:105 “A ‘life verse’ is a power clarifying tool when it comes to simplifying our lives.”- Bill Hybels In Chapter 8 (“From Drifting to Focused: Claiming God’s Call on Your Life”) of Simplify, Bill Hybels tells of the time he went […]
Bill Hybels concludes Chapter 7 of Simplify with a discussion of Jesus’ relational circles. Pastor Hybels states Jesus showed us how to maintain healthy friendship circles. According to Luke 10:1, Jesus had a large circle of at least seventy-tw0 friends who were close enough to be called disciples. Jesus also hand-selected His “small” group of […]