Learning Activities

Stimulating Bible references

Directions:  Use this list of sometimes-surprising Scriptural references as the basis for personal devotions and important conversations. You may find connections between these Scriptural references and the content of entries in Sustaining Simplicity.

Bible passage	Possible topics for exploration
Deuteronomy 14:22-29	The three surprising tithes
1 Kings 17:8-16	Starvation stopped
Job 8:20-22	What goes around comes around
Psalm 130	Hitting the bottom
Psalm 144	Happy people
Ecclesiastes 1:2	“Vanity’ as a motivation for materialism
Ecclesiastes 3:1-14	What time is it, really?
Ecclesiastes 5:11	A definition of “more” and its effects
Ecclesiastes 5:18-20	The enjoyment of God’s good gifts
Joel 2:12-13	Reasons for repentance
Amos 8:4-10	God’s punishment for economic injustice
Matthew 23:1-12	Leadership in religious matters
John 7:1-7	The loneliness of a lifestyle leader
John 20:30-31	True life because of faith in Jesus
Acts 2:43-47	Life in the early church
2 Corinthians 8:9	The selfless life of Jesus
2 Corinthians 9:8	Good works from abundant capabilities
Colossians 3:10-17	The new person in each of us
James 1:9-11	Poor people and rich people
1 Peter 4:1-11	Being faithful to God
Revelation 3:14-22	A letter to a church not unlike yours