Rhythms of Renewal by Rebekah Lyons
Week 9: Part Three — Connect: Serving Others
Read the Connect section, Chapter on Serving Others, in Rhythms of Renewal. Key Scripture: Mark 10:43–45; Galatians 5:13.
Previewing Week 9 of Rhythms of Renewal
Read 3 of 7 discussion questions below. Unlock the complete 13-week guide when you’re ready.
Rebekah makes the surprising argument that one of the most powerful antidotes to anxiety is turning our gaze outward — and that service is not a burden added onto the life of faith but a pathway into it.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Rebekah argues that anxiety tends to curve us inward — making ourselves the center of our own story — and that service is one of the most effective tools for breaking that cycle. Have you experienced the mood-lifting effect of doing something for someone else? What happened in you when you served?
2.She draws on Jesus's words in Mark 10:43–45 — that greatness in God's kingdom looks like becoming a servant — to reframe service not as self-sacrifice but as self-discovery. What does it mean to you that servanthood is not about losing yourself but finding yourself?
3.Rebekah connects service to our specific gifting — arguing that we serve most sustainably and joyfully when we serve out of who we actually are. What are your gifts, and are you currently using them for others? If not, what's getting in the way?