Sermon by Bruce McCallum 8 December 2019

2. HURRY SICKNESS
“a continuous struggle to accomplish
more things and participate in more
events in less time, frequently in the
face of opposition, real or imagined,
from other people.“

3. “Dallas pointed out to me once that there is a
world of difference between being busy and
being hurried. Being busy is an outward
condition, a condition of the body. It occurs
when we have many things to do. Busyness is
inevitable in modern culture. If you are alive
today in North America, you are a busy
person. . . . Being hurried is an inner
condition, a condition of the soul.

4. It means to be so preoccupied with myself
and my life that I am unable to be fully
present with God, with myself, and with other
people. I am unable to occupy the present
moment. Busyness migrates to hurry when we
let it squeeze God out of our lives. . . . I cannot
live in the kingdom of God with a hurried
soul. I cannot rest in God with a hurried soul.”

5. How do you know if you suffer
from hurry sickness? (J.Ortberg)
Speeding up
SIGH a lot
Nod more often to encourage the person to accelerate
You chafe when you have to wait
Clutter
Sunset fatigue
Love impaired

6. “For many of us the great danger is not
that we will renounce our faith. It is that
we will become so distracted and rushed
and preoccupied that we will settle for a
mediocre version of it. We will just skim
our lives instead of actually living them.”
John Ortberg

7. WHY DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS
NOW?
1. Hurry prevents us from knowing God
2. Hurry decreases our compassion and empathy
3. Hurry increases anxiety, depression, and
addiction
4. Hurry destroys meaningful relationships
5. Hurry leads to a superficial existence

8. RUTHLESSLY ELIMINATE HURRY
~ Slowing
~ Solitude

9. Psalms 46:10 (NIV)
"Be still, and know that I am God; ...”

10. Matthew 14:23 (NIV)
After He had dismissed them, He went up
on a mountainside by Himself to pray.
When evening came, He was there alone