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SUPER
OCUPADO
Guia de Estudo
Super Ocupado - Um livro (misericordiosamente) Todos os direitos em lngua portuguesa reservados por
pequeno sobre um problema (realmente) grande Editora Fiel da Misso Evanglica Literria
Traduzido do original em ingls
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about a (Really) Big Problem meios, sem a permisso escrita dos editores,
Copyright 2013 por Kevin DeYoung salvo em breves citaes, com indicao da fonte.
3 Os Ps que Matam................................................................ 9
Diagnstico #1: Voc est cercado de muitas manifestaes de orgulho
8 Ritmo e Apatia.................................................................... 23
Diagnstico #6: melhor voc descansar antes que se estrague totalmente
1. Como voc descreveria a ocupao desenfreada em sua vida? O que o faz sentir-se sobrecarregado? Como
sua vida tomou esse rumo?
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2. Como voc acha que a nossa cultura impactou o nosso ritmo de vida? Que pressuposies ou valores cul-
turais tm influenciado nossa percepo do tempo, pontualidade, produtividade, tempo livre etc.?
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Captulo Dois
1. Que tipos de coisas tendem a nos destrair de completarmos nossas tarefas em tempo hbil? Quando a sua
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2. Quais das doze perguntas nas pginas 22-23 o fazem sentir-se mais culpado? Por qu?
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3. Qual dos trs perigos neste captulo lhe parece mais perigoso? Que evidncia disso voc v na sua vida ou
na sua igreja?
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SUPER OCUPADO Guia de Estudo
Aqui, Ali e Acabou: Trs Perigos a Evitar
4. Voc costuma planejar com margem? O que pensa sobre comear a fazer isso?
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5. Como voc responderia as seguintes questes (extradas da pgina 34) acerca da sua ocupao desenfre-
ada: Em quais promessas bblicas eu no estou crendo? Que mandamentos divinos, os quais eu deveria
obedecer, estou ignorando? Que mandamentos auto-impostos eu estou obedecendo, mas deveria igno-
rar?
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Captulo Trs
OS PS QUE MATAM
Diagnstico #1: Voc est cercado
de muitas manifestaes de orgulho
1. Em quais das seguintes expresses de orgulho voc caiu na ltima semana: precisar agradar os outros,
posses, palmadinhas nas costas, planejamento mal feito, perfeccionismo? O que voc acha que o tornou
vulnervel a elas?
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2. Reflita sobre as decises que voc precisa tomar atualmente sobre como investir seu tempo e energia. A
pergunta Estaria eu tentando fazer o bem ou ser bem visto? o ajudaria a tomar decises sbias?
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3. Alguma vez o desejo de ser bem visto impactou negativamente a sua hospitalidade? Como Romanos 15.5-
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Captulo Quatro
O TERROR DA
OBRIGAO TOTAL
Diagnstico #2: Voc est tentando
fazer o que Deus no espera de voc
1. Quo vulnervel voc presso do isto o que bons cristos fazem (todas as oportunidades so obri-
gaes)? O que atualmente o faz sentir-se culpado por no fazer (ou no fazer o suficiente)? De quem so
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2. Voc alguma vez pensou que Eu no sou o Cristo (Joo 1.20) uma parte importante da nossa confisso
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3. D alguns exemplos especficos de pessoas que transformam as boas novas de Jesus em ms notcias
acerca de quanto mais ns deveramos estar fazendo para consertar o mundo. Por que voc acha que isso
acontece?
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SUPER OCUPADO Guia de Estudo
O Terror da Obrigao Total
4. Qual a sua percepo acerca de seus prprios dons e chamado? Como essa percepo pode libert-lo para
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5. Por que Jesus passou trinta anos em treinamento para apenas trs anos de ministrio? O que Deus deseja
que aprendamos com isso?
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Captulo Cinco
A MISSO DE JESUS
E A NOSSA
Diagnstico #3: Voc no
pode servir ao prximo sem estabelecer
as suas prioridades
1. O que havia em Jesus que o capacitava a entender e aceitar que ele no era responsvel por fazer toda coisa
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2. Qual a diferena entre ser guiado pelas necessidades ou aprovao de outros e ser guiado pelo Esprito?
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3. Ao refletir sobre como voc viveu no ltimo ano, quais foram as trs maiores prioridades da sua vida?
Como voc se sente acerca dessas prioridades? Em que Deus o tem chamado a mudar?
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SUPER OCUPADO Guia de Estudo
A Misso de Jesus e a Nossa
4. Qual das trs verdades neste captulo o impacta mais? Por qu?
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5. Como as suas expectativas em relao a outros o impedem de am-las como Cristo o amou? Como voc
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Captulo Seis
UMA CRUEL
PUERIGARQUIA
Diagnstico #4: Voc precisa parar de
enlouquecer por causa de seus filhos
1. Como ns passamos a presumir que as falhas de nossos filhos com certeza sero por nossas falhas, por
no fazermos o bastante (p. 78)? Que foras culturais e espirituais contriburam para isso?
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2. Que presses especificamente relativas paternidade voc sentiu ao criar seus filhos? De onde vieram
essas presses? Voc v algum impacto negativo? Se voc ainda no pai, como este captulo afetou a
maneira como voc pensa acerca da paternidade no futuro?
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3. Que nota voc daria a seus pais pela maneira como eles o criaram? Que nota voc acha que seus filhos lhe
daro? O que voc acha que poderia ser a nica coisa que eles desejariam que houvesse sido diferente?
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SUPER OCUPADO Guia de Estudo
Uma Cruel Puerigarquia
4. Leslie Leyland Fields escreve: Pais de filhos descrentes, amigos com os filhos na ca- deia, as descobertas
de geneticistas e os heris da f de Hebreus 11 so todos lembranas poderosas desta verdade: Seremos
pais imperfeitos, os nossos filhos faro as suas prprias escolhas, e Deus agir de ma- neira misteriosa e
maravilhosa usando tudo para pro- mover o seu reino (p. 85). Como essa citao poderia nos libertar para
sermos pais com uma esperana realista, ainda que radiante?
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Captulo Sete
O PROFUNDO CHAMA
PROFUNDIDADE
Diagnstico #5: Voc est deixando
a tela estrangular a sua alma
1. Descreva o uso da tecnologia no seu lar. Quem usa o que para fazer o qu? Quais so os pontos positivos
nesse uso? H algum negativo?
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2. H alguma evidncia de vcio eletrnico na sua vida? Como voc progrediu do uso para o abuso?
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3. O que acdia? Como nosso uso da tecnologia contribui para ela? Qual a cura?
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SUPER OCUPADO Guia de Estudo
O Profundo Chama Profundidade
4. Voc alguma vez sentiu o desejo de nunca estar sozinho... estar agitados, incomodados e ocupados (p.
98)? O que voc poderia estar evitando?
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5. Qual das sugestes das pginas 101-104 falam mais alto a voc? Qual seria uma coisa que voc possa fazer
esta semana para tornar o seu uso da tecnologia mais submisso ao senhorio de Cristo?
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Captulo Oito
RITMO E APATIA
Diagnstico #6: melhor voc descansar
antes que se estrague totalmente
1. Quais so algumas das diferentes vises acerca do sbado? Qual viso a sua igreja porventura ensina?
Como voc e sua famlia tipicamente aproveitam os dias de descanso?
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2. Voc tende a ver o dia de descanso mais como uma ddiva, uma ilha para se chegar a um mar de pos-
suir algo, ou como um teste, a oportunidade de confiar mais na obra de Deus do que em nosso prprio
trabalho (p. 108)? Quais Escrituras informam o seu entendimento do dia de descanso?
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SUPER OCUPADO Guia de Estudo
Ritmo e Apatia
3. Por que um ritmo de trabalho e descanso essencial para uma vida crist saudvel e frutfera? Como o
ritmo da sua semana? H um tempo para uma procrastinao que enriquece a alma... [tirar] um cochilo,
[jogar] frisbee, [cantar] uma cano (p. 111)?
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Captulo Nove
ABRAANDO OS FARDOS
DE SER OCUPADO DEMAIS
Diagnstico #7: Voc sofre mais
porque no espera sofrer nada
1. Qual a diferena entre a boa ocupao e a ocupao nociva? Como voc discerne a diferena em sua pr-
pria vida?
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2. Como as palavras de Jesus, e quem no toma a sua cruz e vem aps mim no digno de mim. Quem
acha a sua vida perd-la-; quem, todavia, perde a vida por minha causa ach-la- (Mateus 10.38-39), se
relacionam com a nossa discusso acerca da ocupao desenfreada? Qual o chamado de Jesus para ns?
Como voc tem respondido?
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SUPER OCUPADO Guia de Estudo
Abraando os Fardos de ser Ocupado Demais
3. Mateus 11.28-30 o convite de Jesus a um servio em descanso. Como voc acha que seria isso? Ore agora
mesmo em resposta a esse convite e pea a ele que faa do servio em descanso uma realidade mais pro-
funda em sua vida.
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Captulo Dez
1. Com quem voc se identifica mais na histria de Maria e Marta (Lucas 10.38-42)? Por qu?
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2. Qual o significado de Maria ter escolhido a nica coisa necessria? Que tipos de coisas ns frequente-
mente julgamos serem mais necessrias do que sentar-nos aos ps de Jesus? Onde aprendemos isso?
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3. Quais so trs coisas que distraram voc de aprender de Jesus e de ador-lo na ltima semana? O que fez
com que essas coisas parecessem to urgentes?
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SUPER OCUPADO Guia de Estudo
A nica coisa que voc tem de fazer
4. Descreva suas prticas devocionais. Quo importante esse tempo para voc? E para Jesus?
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5. Imagine a sua vida se voc se tornasse cada vez mais parecido com Maria. Que nova liberdade e fecundida-
de voc poderia desfrutar? O que voc far para dedicar tempo, nesta semana, a Jesus por meio da Palavra
e da orao?
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