Mark 6:30-44 With respect to stewardship, the story of the feeding of the 5,000 is both a model and an assurance. It is a model of what Jesus wants disciples to do: put the qualities of the Reign of God into effect (as represented here by feeding the 5,000). This story assures us that God […]
Matthew 26:26-29 Matthew 26:29 connects the last supper and the Matthean congregation’s participation in the bread and the cup with the eschatological banquet – the setting in which all people recognize, realize, and receive God’s presence and abundance. Qualities of the Realm become realized in and through Matthew’s community and through our community when we […]
John 20:1-18 What does resurrection mean to you today? Where have you seen the power of resurrection in your life? Have you witnessed the power of healing community? Have you seen God’s Spirit at work restoring relationships? Have you felt the presence of Christ in the cries of those who long for justice and peace? […]
Mark 11:1-11 What has happened to the crowds? Much has changed in the 50-plus years that WGCC has been here at Lockwood and Berry. People don’t automatically join and attend churches the way they used to. The world, however, still needs the saving presence of Jesus Christ. Our neighborhoods still cry out for justice, inclusion, […]
1 Samuel 17:32-49 Guest preacher is Chris Dorsey, the President of Disciples’ HELM (Higher Education and Leadership Ministries).
Acts 2:14, 32-39; Micah 6:6-8 The presence of the Holy Spirit among us strengthens and heals our relationships. These relationships include God’s forgiveness, God’s call for us to share compassion, and to stand together in humility with other believers. How are our relationships with one another? How might people in the community see the ways […]
Isaiah 43:15-19 and John 4:7-10, 16-29 Just talking with someone can change a life. How was the life of the woman at the well changed? How did she share this transformation with her community? God’s power can make genuine conversation into a life-changing experience. Will you start a conversation that can change someone’s life?
1 Kings 19:11-13 and Luke 5:1-10 How can we go deeper with Jesus through prayer? What will it mean to spend the rest of our Lenten journey praying deeply and earnestly about the ministry we share? How is prayer a gift for us? What can God do through us when we prayerfully open ourselves?
Isaiah 60:1-5a, Acts 9:1-19 In Acts we read about the dramatic conversion of Paul. He hears a voice and is blinded. Not many of us have such a dramatic story to tell, but our stories are still powerful and important. What are the elements of your faith story? How have you grown in relationship to […]