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Week 4 : Imitate Christ, Christian Mens Breakfast

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.

Week 4 : our discussion will focus on the Chapters listed below, from The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas à Kempis.1

All items listed below are online at ImitateChrist.ORG:

  1. Book 1 , Chapter 8 : Shunning Over-Familiarity (January 23, 2012)
  2. Book 1 , Chapter 9 : Obedience and Subjection (January 25, 2012)
  3. Book 1 , Chapter 10 : Avoiding Idle Talk (January 26, 2012)

Also Posted this Week at ImitateChrist.ORG:

  1. Challoner’s Reflections2 on The Imitation of Christ for each of the above chapters.

Discussion Notes:3

  1. Kempis cautions us about the nature of the friendships we make. Are we correct in concluding that it is neither possible nor desirable to be everyone’s best friend? (Days 22 and 23; Book 1, Chapter 8)
  2. What did Kempis mean when he wrote, “It a very great thing to obey, to live under a superior and not to be one’s own master, for it is much safer to be subject than it is to command?” (Day 25; Book 1, Chapter 9)
  3. Kempis correctly advises to avoid gossip. How do we distinguish between gossip, polite conversation and edifying discussion? (Day 26; Book 1, Chapter 10)
  4. God created humans to live in a society. When and why is solitude desirable? (Day 27)

Footnotes:

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

Begins this Friday, January 27th

The Citizen Education Series by Faith Forum Presents…
The American Heritage Series

This 9 week series featuring David Barton presents America’s forgotten history and heroes, emphasizing the moral, religious and constitutional foundation on which America was built. The stories will remind us of lessons and pieces learned in school, but expound to show the whole story as we have never heard before.

Contact: Clint Grethen for questions 954.687.3590.

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North Banquet Hall
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Fridays from 7:00 – 9:00 pm
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Imitate Christ, Week 3, Christian Mens Breakfast

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.

Week 3 : our discussion will focus on the Chapters listed below, from The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas à Kempis.1

All items listed below are online at ImitateChrist.ORG:

  1. Book 1 , Chapter 5 : Reading the Holy Scripture (January 16, 2012)
  2. Book 1 , Chapter 6 : Unbridled Affections (January 18, 2012)
  3. Book 1 , Chapter 7 : Avoiding False Hope and Pride (January 19, 2012)

Also Posted this Week at ImitateChrist.ORG:

  1. Challoner’s Reflections2 on The Imitation of Christ for each of the above chapters.

Discussion Notes:3

  1. 1. We ought not to be swayed by the authority of the writer, whether he be a great literary light or an insignificant person, but by the love of simple truth. (Day 16)
  2. True peace of heart, then, is found in resisting passions, not in satisfying them. (Day 18)
  3. There is no harm in thinking less of yourself than others; but it is very bad to think you are better than everyone else. (Day 19)
  4. Placet-ne Deo. In every undertaking, ask first, will it please God, or displease him? (Day 20)

Footnotes:

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