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Week 20 : Imitate Christ, Christian Mens Breakfast

Week 20 Discussion Notes:1

  1. The Little Kempis says, “Humilia te (Humble Yourself). Humble yourself in all things, and before all persons, and you will obtain favor from all. You will be accepted by God and loved by all people.” Is it REALLY your experience that humility makes all people love you? Don’t many people react negatively to humility? (Day 134)
  2. Kempis wrote in Chapter 7, “It is better for you to have little than to have much which may become the source of pride.” This is another bit of advice that seemingly works better on paper than in practice. Is Kempis’ advice here intended for another time and place? (Day 135)
  3. In Chapter 8, Kempis wrote, “Left to myself, I am nothing but total weakness. But if You look upon me for an instant, I am at once made strong and filled with new joy.” Have you noticed God making such a total transformation in your life? (Day 137)
  4. Kempis wrote in Chapter 9, “From Me the small and the great, the poor and the rich draw the water of life as from a living fountain, and they who serve Me willingly and freely shall receive grace upon grace.” (Day 139)

The Christian Mens Breakfast group meets this Saturday and (almost) every other Saturday at a local restaurant in Davie, FL. Call Tom Truex, or use the CONTACT tab at K-Line.ORG to get more information.

Our discussion will focus on the Chapters listed below, from The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas à Kempis.2

All items listed below are online at ImitateChrist.ORG:

  1. Book 3 , Chapter 7 : Grace Must Be Hidden Under the Mantle of Humility (May 15, 2012)
  2. Book 3 , Chapter 8 : Self-Abasement in the Sight of God (May 17, 2012)
  3. Book 3 , Chapter 9 : All Things should be Referred to God as their Last End (May 19, 2012)

Also Posted this Week at ImitateChrist.ORG:

  1. Challoner’s Reflections3 on The Imitation of Christ for each of the above chapters.

Footnotes:

  1. References to days are from the Imitate Christ Study Guide ↩
  2. The dates listed are the dates the chapters were posted online, which also corresponds to the suggested reading plan in the study guide. ↩
  3. Right Rev. R. Challoner, D.D., V.A., Imitation of Christ, Dublin: McGlashan and Gill, 1873 ↩

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Week 19 : Imitate Christ, Christian Mens Breakfast

Week 19 Discussion Notes:1

  1. In Chapter 5, Kempis wrote about God’s love. Is it correct to say that love is so closely related to God, that love carries, by its nature, a bit of Godliness? (Day 128)
  2. Has the love you have experienced in this life been what Kempis described: “nothing stronger or higher or wider; nothing is more pleasant, nothing fuller, and nothing better in heaven or on earth?” (Day 128)
  3. The Little Kempis says, “Do you wish to have the love of God, and peace with the your Christian brothers and sister?” How does the peace you have with other Christians relate to your love of God? (Day 130)
  4. In chapter 6, Kempis wrote that we ought to stand with those we love in good times and in bad times. Is this advice a bit dated — or does it still apply? (Day 131)

The Christian Mens Breakfast group meets this Saturday and (almost) every other Saturday at a local restaurant in Davie, FL. Call Tom Truex, or use the CONTACT tab at K-Line.ORG to get more information.

Our discussion will focus on the Chapters listed below, from The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas à Kempis.2

All items listed below are online at ImitateChrist.ORG:

  1. Book 3 , Chapter 5 : The Wonderful Effect of Divine Love (May 8, 2012)
  2. Book 3 , Chapter 6 : The Proving of a True Lover (May 11, 2012)

Also Posted this Week at ImitateChrist.ORG:

  1. Challoner’s Reflections3 on The Imitation of Christ for each of the above chapters.

Footnotes:

  1. References to days are from the Imitate Christ Study Guide ↩
  2. The dates listed are the dates the chapters were posted online, which also corresponds to the suggested reading plan in the study guide. ↩
  3. Right Rev. R. Challoner, D.D., V.A., Imitation of Christ, Dublin: McGlashan and Gill, 1873 ↩

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Week 18: Christian Mens Breakfast: Imitate Christ

Week 18 Discussion Notes:1

  1. In chapter 3, Kempis includes a prayer with this passage: “I am Your poorest and meanest servant, a vile worm, much more poor and contemptible than I know or dare to say.” The context of this thought is key to understanding its meaning. (Day 121)
  2. John Paul II wrote in CROSSING THE THRESHOLD OF HOPE, “The right to life means the right to be born and then continue to live until one’s natural end.” Many people, apparently including a majority of the Justices on the US Supreme Court disagree. Do you think there are exceptions to the right described by John Paul II? (Day 122)
  3. In chapter 4, Kempis refers to the widely quoted scriptural fragment, “the truth will make you free.” But taken out of context, the meaning is completely perverted. It is not just any truth that will make you free–it is the truth of Jesus Christ! John 8:31-32 (Day 124)
  4. Kempis wrote in chapter 4, “Let nothing seem important or precious or desirable except that which is everlasting.” Since nothing, apart from God and His Kingdom, is “everlasting,” it is God alone who is truly “important, precious or desirable.” (Day 124)

The Christian Mens Breakfast group meets this Saturday and (almost) every other Saturday at a local restaurant in Davie, FL. Call Tom Truex, or use the CONTACT tab at K-Line.ORG to get more information.

Our discussion will focus on the Chapters listed below, from The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas à Kempis.2

All items listed below are online at ImitateChrist.ORG:

  1. Book 3 , Chapter 3 : Listen Humbly to the Words of God. Many Do Not Heed Them (May 1, 2012)
  2. Book 3 , Chapter 4 : We Must Walk Before God in Humility and Truth (May 4, 2012)

Also Posted this Week at ImitateChrist.ORG:

  1. Challoner’s Reflections3 on The Imitation of Christ for each of the above chapters.

Footnotes:

  1. References to days are from the Imitate Christ Study Guide ↩
  2. The dates listed are the dates the chapters were posted online, which also corresponds to the suggested reading plan in the study guide. ↩
  3. Right Rev. R. Challoner, D.D., V.A., Imitation of Christ, Dublin: McGlashan and Gill, 1873 ↩

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