THE BLAZING CENTER: 
The Soul-Satisfying Supremecy of God in All Things
A Study on Mondays @ 8:30-9:45p.m.
Salsbury Science Center, Room #214 (note room change)
University of Sioux Falls
"When God is the blazing sun at the center of your solar system, all the planets of your life come into proper orbit."
God is the blazing sun at the center of reality. Everything revolves around him. And as the most valuable and glorious person that exists, God is loving, not conceited, when he calls us to worship him, because he’s offering us the one thing that will make us the most happy: himself. God’s pursuit of glory and our pursuit of joy are not at odds. Because God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.
This study will address topics like:
- Why God is so passionate about his glory
- Why our happiness depends on God’s pursuit of his glory
- That God actually commands us to pursue our happiness
- That sin is when we abandon God and pursue our happiness in lesser things
- How our love for God is revealed by our delight in him, not our labors for him
- How joy in God overflows in love to meet the needs of others
- How only joy in God can sustain us in times of profound suffering
Resources From Desiring God Ministries:
Desiring God Book - The full text in pdf for FREE!
The Blazing Center Study Guide - This guide features helps for reflection, penetrating questions, and five daily assignments per week.
If you'd like to get the actual hardcopy books, or for more information: email Pastor Aalsburg.
Note: You don't need these resources to participate in the discussion. Of course, reading them will engage you more as you wrestle with these important issues.
Previous Studies at USF:
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