Yet it was our grief he bore, our sorrows that weighed him down. Isaiah 53:1-12 Questions for Life Groups Read Isaiah 53:1-12. Setting aside any specific context for the text do the words sound familiar to you? In what ways? Read this week’s articles titled Saved?...
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Saved: Before Abraham
In our companion book for this series, A Woman of Words, Matthew experiences a revelation. The story of Yeshua did not begin with His birth. You and I know Jesus was with God at the beginning. But this revelation doesn’t come to us because we’re smarter or better...
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No one can see the Kingdom of God without being born again. John 3:1-21 Questions for Life Groups Read John 3:1-21. What questions does this story leave you with? What does “born again” mean for you? How do you explain this idea to others? Read this week’s articles...
How? Born again
In this week’s reading assignment from our companion book, A Woman of Words, Angela Hunt references several familiar stories from scripture. Mary, Yeshua’s mother, recalls the signs along the way pointing towards the truth about her Son. Just as Jesus was both human...
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All this I will give you, if you kneel down and worship me. Jesus answered, Go away… scripture says, Worship God and serve only him! Matthew 4:1-11 Questions for Life Groups Read Matthew 4:1-11. What does this story tell you about the humanity of Jesus? What lessons...
Choices: Now what?
A high-rise tower hit by Israeli forces in Gaza City, October 2023 Credit: Ashraf Amra / Reuters War in the Middle East is sadly becoming a cliché. But the horror suffered by victims when brutally attacked this past Saturday is not just another senseless attempt at...
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No one patches up an old coat with a piece of new cloth, for the new patch will shrink and make an even bigger hole in the coat. Matthew 9:16-17 Questions for Life Groups Read Matthew 9:16-17. How do these parables relate to your faith? In what ways did your identity...
I am: Your best selfie
Last week, we explored some factors that can cause us to feel unworthy to be called by God to do particular tasks or to take on a challenge. We discovered that feelings of unworthiness often surface when our actions contradict our values. As believers, we strive to...
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He saw a tax collector, Levi son of Alphaeus, sitting in his office. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.” Levi got up and followed him. Mark 2:13-17 Questions for Life Groups Read Mark 2:13-17. Read the same story in Luke 5:27-32. Can you place yourself in the role of...
Pastor’s Book Club News
Welcome to the first episode of our new worship series, Words. Each week there is a reading assignment in our companion book, Woman of Words by Angela Hunt. Reading along with us is completely optional. I plan to recap each week’s chapters and focus on one or more of...