9/16/07
I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and an arrogant man but I have been mercifully treated. (1 Timothy 1:13)
How have you experienced God’s mercy? Have you been able to extend it to others?
9/9/07
Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. (Luke 14:27)
What sacrifices has discipleship required of you?
9/2/07
God gives a home to the forsaken; he leads forth prisoners to prosperity. (Psalm 68:7)
What is your attitude to prisoners?
8/26/07
And people will come from the east and the west and from the north and the south and will recline at table in the kingdom of God.
(Luke 13:29)
What can our parish or the Church in general do to be more inclusive?
7/15/07
Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?” He said in reply, “You shall love the Lord, your God,
with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”
(Luke 10:26-27)
What is written in the law? How do you read it?
7/8/07
"Into whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this household.’ If a peaceful person lives there, your peace will rest on him." (Luke 10:5-6)
How do you make your household peace-filled?
7/1/07
For you were called for freedom, brothers. But do not use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh; rather, serve one another through love. For the whole law is fulfilled in one statement, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” (Galatians 5:13-14)
What are our responsibilities as free people?
6/24/07
John heralded his coming by proclaiming a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. (Acts 13:24)
What good news were you born to proclaim?
6/17/07
“Her many sins have been forgiven because she has shown great love.” (Luke 7:47)
How do you think Jesus would describe your love?
6/10/07
“This is my body that is for you.” (1 Corinthians 11:24)
Why do you think you have been given this gift?
6/3/07
“I found delight in the human race.” (Proverbs 8:31)
When do you find delight in the human race?
5/27/07
There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there are different workings but the same God who produces all of them in everyone. To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit. (1 Corinthians 12:4-7)
What are your gifts from the Holy Spirit?
Are they given to you only for your own benefit?
5/20/07
“Father, they are your gift to me.” (John 17:24a)
Do you feel like a gift from God the Father to Jesus?
Do you believe that others are also gifts to Jesus? How does that affect your dealings with others?
5/13/07
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to
you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.”
(John 14:27)
How do you experience the peace of Christ?
5/6/07
“I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another.
This is how all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
(John 13:34-35)
How have you experienced this love in our parish?
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10/30/05
With such affection for you, we were determined to share with you not only the
gospel of God, but our very selves as well, so dearly beloved had you become to
us. (1 Thessalonians 2:8)
In what ways do you try to share not
only the Gospel but your very self with your neighbors?
10/23/05
“You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.
This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
(Matthew 22:37-39)
Do you?
10/16/05
“Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.”
(Matthew 22:21b)
What are you doing to bring Caesar’s world
into harmony with God’s world?
10/9/05
Some ignored the invitation and went away, one to his farm, another to his business.
(Matthew 22:5)
What are the high priorities in your life?
10/2/05
“Therefore, I say to you, the kingdom of God will be…given to a people that will produce its fruit.”
(Matthew 21:43)
What will you do today to respond to the gift of God's kingdom?
9/25/05
"What is your opinion?...Which of the two did his father's will?" (Matthew
21:28-3)
What counts, saying you are going to do some good, or actually doing some good?
At which one are you better, words or deeds?
9/18/05
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the LORD.
(Isaiah 55:8)
Are you unnerved or comforted by the fact that God's ways are not man's ways?
9/11/05
Forgive your neighbor's injustice; then when you pray, your own sins will be forgiven.
(Sirach 28:2)
How will you have a forgiving spirit at the anniversary of 9/11/01?
9/4/05
You, son of man, I have appointed watchman for the house of Israel;
when you hear me say anything, you shall warn them for me. (Ezekiel 33:7)
How do you respond to prophets who address injustice in the world?
8/28/05
“You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.” (Matthew 16:23b)
What will you do this week to think as God's word directs?
8/21/05
He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" (Matthew 16:15)
If someone asked you who Jesus is to you, what would you answer?
8/14/05
“O woman, great is your faith!” (Matthew 15:28)
How might the example of your faith bolster others?
8/7/05
How can your work for justice lead to peace this week?
7/31/05
What keeps you from enjoying the benefits of a closer relationship with God?
7/24/05
What will you do this week to make
yours an understanding heart?
7/17/05
In what ways do you temper justice with mercy in your family? friendships? at work?
7/10/05
What can you do to make your life
more like fertile soil in which to Word of God can grow?
7/3/05
How do you think going to Christ when you “labor and are burdened” will help you know him, and then know the Father?
6/26/05
What ways might god use you if your
attitude is like Christ's?
6/19/05
What do you fear? Can you find time this week to pray to God for help?
6/12/05
How is
God asking you to help gather the harvest in your own
family? on your own street?
6/5/05
Would
you dine with Jesus or criticize His company? Why?
5/29/05
How do you abide in Christ throughout the week?
5/22/05
What
do you give the world to show you love God?
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