Gathering Recap - 03/13/2022 - The Story of God: Ezra & Nehemiah

Here is a recap from our gathering on Sunday, March 13th, 2022

Call to worship:

8 Come, behold the works of the Lord,
how he has brought desolations on the earth.
9 He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;
he breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
he burns the chariots with fire.
10 “Be still, and know that I am God.
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!”
11 The Lord of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

Psalm 46:8-11

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Questions for reflection:

How do we discern “right boundaries for real enemies?”

How does Jesus bring what you ought to do and want to do into alignment?

When we reject the rhythms of worship, in what ways are we no longer ready to receive renewal?

What problems occur when we remove Christ from Christianity?

Corporate Prayer:

Our Father in Heaven, We thank you for the promise of your presence. Please prepare us and help us to follow Your Son toward flourishing. Empower us, guide us, and direct us by Your Spirit. Grant us a hunger for your word, a passion for prayer, and a love for people. Let us reflect you well in all that we say and do. For the glory of Christ we pray, amen.

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Gathering Recap - 03/06/2022 - The Story of God: Kings & Chronicles

Here is a recap from our gathering on Sunday, March 6th, 2022

Call to worship:

1 I will bless the Lord at all times;
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul makes its boast in the Lord;
let the humble hear and be glad.
3 Oh, magnify the Lord with me,
and let us exalt his name together!

Psalm 34:1-3

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Questions for reflection:

What were the three criteria for Kings to “do good in the eyes of the Lord?”

What idols need eradication?

How can we follow the word, will, and way of Jesus today?

Corporate Prayer:

Our Father in Heaven, We thank you for the promise of your presence. Please prepare us and help us to follow Your Son toward flourishing. Empower us, guide us, and direct us by Your Spirit. Grant us a hunger for your word, a passion for prayer, and a love for people. Let us reflect you well in all that we say and do. For the glory of Christ we pray, amen.

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Gathering Recap - 02/27/2022 - The Story of God: 1&2 Samuel

Here is a recap from our gathering on Sunday, February 27th, 2022

Call to worship:

4 For the word of the Lord is upright,
and all his work is done in faithfulness.
5 He loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.

Psalm 33:4-5

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Questions for reflection:

Where do you find yourself currently tempted and tried?

Why do we fail to do deep thinking around our desires?

What kind of Kingdom does Jesus bring and what does it look like to trust Him today??

Corporate Prayer:

Our Father in Heaven, We thank you for the promise of your presence. Please prepare us and help us to follow Your Son toward flourishing. Empower us, guide us, and direct us by Your Spirit. Grant us a hunger for your word, a passion for prayer, and a love for people. Let us reflect you well in all that we say and do. For the glory of Christ we pray, amen.

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Gathering Recap - 02/20/2022 - The Story of God: Ruth

Here is a recap from our gathering on Sunday, February 20th, 2022

Call to worship:

8 O Lord, I love the habitation of your house
    and the place where your glory dwells.
9 Do not sweep my soul away with sinners,
    nor my life with bloodthirsty men,
10 in whose hands are evil devices,
    and whose right hands are full of bribes.

11 But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity;
    redeem me, and be gracious to me.
12 My foot stands on level ground;
    in the great assembly I will bless the Lord.

Psalm 26:8-12

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Questions for reflection:

Where do you see redemption in Ruth?

What is hesed? How is it seen in Jesus?

How does the story of God connect in Ruth?

Corporate Prayer:

Our Father in Heaven, We thank you for the promise of your presence. Please prepare us and help us to follow Your Son toward flourishing. Empower us, guide us, and direct us by Your Spirit. Grant us a hunger for your word, a passion for prayer, and a love for people. Let us reflect you well in all that we say and do. For the glory of Christ we pray, amen.

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Gathering Recap - 02/13/2022 - The Story of God: Judges

Here is a recap from our gathering on Sunday, February 13th, 2022

Call to worship:

11 Teach me your way, O Lord,
    and lead me on a level path
    because of my enemies.
12 Give me not up to the will of my adversaries;
    for false witnesses have risen against me,
    and they breathe out violence.

13 I believe that I shall look[f] upon the goodness of the Lord
    in the land of the living!
14 Wait for the Lord;
    be strong, and let your heart take courage;
    wait for the Lord!

Psalm 27:11-14

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Questions for reflection:

Where are you tempted to let logistics trump the commands of God?

How do you see “the path to apostasy being paved by what we’re willing to tolerate?”

God promises to bring about justice. In what ways is this good news today?

What idols do you find alluring and how does Messiah meeting us in the much change things?

Corporate Prayer:

Our Father in Heaven, We thank you for the promise of your presence. Please prepare us and help us to follow Your Son toward flourishing. Empower us, guide us, and direct us by Your Spirit. Grant us a hunger for your word, a passion for prayer, and a love for people. Let us reflect you well in all that we say and do. For the glory of Christ we pray, amen.

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Gathering Recap - 02/06/2022 - The Story of God: Joshua

Here is a recap from our gathering on Sunday, February 6th, 2022

Call to worship:

1 The Lord is my light and my salvation;
    whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life;
    of whom shall I be afraid?

2 When evildoers assail me
    to eat up my flesh,
my adversaries and foes,
    it is they who stumble and fall.

Psalm 27:1-2

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Questions for reflection:

How does courage from Christ differ from a courage found in the world?

In what ways have we misunderstood the conquest of Canaan?

How does the promise and presence of God cocooning His commandments change life and obedience?

What are you afraid of? What does courage look like there?

Corporate Prayer:

Our Father in Heaven, We thank you for the promise of your presence. Please prepare us and help us to follow Your Son toward flourishing. Empower us, guide us, and direct us by Your Spirit. Grant us a hunger for your word, a passion for prayer, and a love for people. Let us reflect you well in all that we say and do. For the glory of Christ we pray, amen.

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Gathering Recap - 01/30/2022 - The Story of God: Deuteronomy

Here is a recap from our gathering on Sunday, January 30th, 2022

Call to worship:

28 Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
his understanding is unsearchable.
29 He gives power to the faint,
and to him who has no might he increases strength.
30 Even youths shall faint and be weary,
and young men shall fall exhausted;
31 but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint.

Isaiah 40:28-31

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Questions for reflection:

How does true listening lead to a life of love?

When you practice silence/solitude where does your mind tend to wander?

In what ways does scripture warn us against idolatry today?

Corporate Prayer:

Our Father in Heaven, We thank you for the promise of your presence. Please prepare us and help us to follow Your Son toward flourishing. Empower us, guide us, and direct us by Your Spirit. Grant us a hunger for your word, a passion for prayer, and a love for people. Let us reflect you well in all that we say and do. For the glory of Christ we pray, amen.

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