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This week we’re going to study what scripture says about our crazy-making cycles, what they look like, and the solution that God has been offering us all along.

This week, we’re going to hear someone’s story with their crazy-making cycles. They will talk about where their cycles came from, how they tried to manage them, and how Jesus met them in their pain. Stories are helpful. Jesus taught us through stories because he knew that they would help us access truth in a different way than a list of instructions.

Welcome to Crazy-Making! We’re excited for this group to start exploring what crazy-making cycles are, what they look like in our lives, and how to step into the freedom and joy Jesus offers us within them. All of us have these cycles, and we all have unique stories about how our cycles started. Even if two cycles look the same on the surface, our personal history with them is different. These conversations take courage, and we are proud of your bravery to start. This first week, we’ll start by explaining these cycles, how we’ve experienced them in our own lives, and how these cycles are a universal experience.

Session 1: Technology Main Idea: Our relationship with technology can be both helpful or hurtful and must be managed so we can live spiritually healthy lives. Head Change: To recognize any unhealthy connections we have to technology and our smartphones. Heart Change: To feel less distracted by our technology and more eager to cultivate relationships with God and others. Life Change: To manage our daily usage of technology so that we can spend more quality time with God and our family.

Session 5: Narcissism Main Idea: When we reject narcissism and focus our lives on God and others, we will find blessing and fulfillment. Head Change: To know building a kingdom for ourselves will lead to emptiness. Heart Change: To feel less inclined to create a name for ourselves and our own glory and more inclined to exalt the glory of God. Life Change: To be more concerned with God’s validation than the world’s validation.

SESSION GOALS Every session has a point—what each participant should walk away from the discussion knowing, feeling, and doing. Main Idea: We cannot avoid conflict, but can honor God and love others through the way we engage in conflict. Head Change: To know that conflict is not bad and can be handled in positive, healthy ways. Heart Change: To feel compelled to treat everyone with love, honesty, and dignity, especially in conflict. Life Change: To learn how to confront hard situations instead of fleeing from them or lashing out.

SESSION 3: MONEY Main Idea: Money and possessions are good gifts but bad gods and should be used to help others and glorify God. Head Change: To know how to be a good steward of our money and re-evaluate our relationship with our belongings.

SESSION 2: RELIGION Main Idea: The church is an essential part of our lives and each of us should be involved with God’s people. Head Change: To understand why we need the institution of the church as well as a personal relationship with Jesus. Heart Change: To feel connected to and comfortable with church affiliation. Life Change: To contribute to our community by thriving within our churches.

Main Idea: Our relationship with technology can be both helpful or hurtful and must be managed so we can live spiritually healthy lives.

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Take a look at Ephesians 5:8–14. There’s a strong emphasis on darkness and light, and Paul uses some fascinating phrases. In verse 8, he says, “You were darkness” and “you are light.” Not in darkness or light, but are. Connect with us! m1bc.org