Urgency Vs Importance

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Urgency VsImportance
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What is considered important?
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Case of WW was really excited about the upcoming
church retreat? He was looking forward to some
good teaching and also time with family. However,
his boss did not approve his leave because of the
workload as there were a number of projects
closing on deadlines?
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What is the difference?
Balancing Mixing Juggling Integrating
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Models of Priority
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Models of Priority
God
Family
Golf
Work
Church
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Models of Priority
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Biblical Understanding of the Material World
GE 11 In the beginning God created the heavens
and the earth.

• God created the spiritual and the material
• God created the eternal and the temporal

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Biblical Understanding of the Material World
Gen 27 the LORD God formed the man from the dust
of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the
breath of life, and the man became a living being.

• God took matter and breath into to make the
  first man
• Man is a unique combination of spirit and matter
• Like Christ, we are intermediaries between God
  and the created order

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Addresses 2 fundamentals error in the church
The Sacred-Secular Divide God is more interested
in the sacred / spiritual aspects of life like
Bible studies, quiet time, prayer than secular
activities such as working, cleaning, recreation
etc. Gnosticism Things of the spirit is good
and things of matter is evil.
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Result of the Error
A Christian Caste System
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Reading From Rumours of another world
Pages 188-189
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We live an Integrated Life
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Seven Habits
Important and Urgent Important and Not Urgent
Not Important and Urgent Not Important and Not Urgent
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St. Benedict and the Rhythm of life
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What happened to W?
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Thank You
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