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[Sunday] Shattered Beautiful - Spiritual Conversations
The residents of Winchester stare despondently as all the stained glass lay shattered all over the ground, shattered like the homes and lives of God’s people in Babylon, shattered like our lives when things have not worked out. But wait, look, there's a runner from the mountains with good news of grace and peace on their breath.
Questions for the week
Thinking back over your life, what’s the most pleasant, interesting or delightful spiritual conversation you’ve ever had? Where were you? How did the conversation start?
Who in your life is a non-Christian friend? How much time per week do you spend nurturing a friendship with a non-Christian?
Read Isaiah 52:7-12. What makes spiritual conversations beautiful?
Think about the last spiritual conversation you had with a non-Christian. Are you glad about that conversation? If so, why? If not, what do you think could have changed the trajectory of that conversation to make it more enjoyable?
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[Sunday] Why We Stopped Talking - Spiritual Conversations
Over the years, we have sold the faith in a way which has left us damaged, fearful, and mute. Perhaps, the Good Shepherd can gather us all in fields of abundance, heal our wounds, and give us voices of hope.
Questions for the week
Have you ever had a bad experience talking about your faith? Why do you think it’s so difficult to talk about your faith?
Read Colossians 4:2-6. How does Paul encourage us to witness our faith?
Look at the Lutheran Hour Ministries Conversations Curve. How can recognizing if a person is unreceptive, receptive, or seeking allow your conversation to be “gracious and seasoned with salt so you may know how you ought to answer each person?”
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[Sunday] How Will They Hear - Spiritual Conversations
God’s people were saved from slavery - incredible news! God created them to be a blessing to all the nations in the world. But right before the captivity, they were only interested in what God could do for them. Those gentile outsiders were not good enough for what they had. To this, the prophet asks them, and us, “How will they hear?”
Questions for the week
How many spiritual conversations (conversations about faith) do you have, on average, per month?
Read Romans 10:1-4. How did Israel’s self-righteous attitude affect their witness to the nations around them?
Read Romans 10:5-13. What does the good news look like?
Read Romans 10:14-21. Paul asks a series of rhetorical questions. How has Israel shared the good news? What promise does he give us about God’s nature?
What hope do you have that God has chosen you to share good news? What good news can you share with someone this week?
What Had happened at Grace this week.
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[Sunday] Mark 16 | Amazed Easter - Revealing True Power
There are clues and breadcrumbs which God has left us so we can see the resurrection today. We see it when our faces light up with a glory of amazement that can only be told about over and over.
Questions for the week
Describe a time when you were amazed. What caused you to be amazed?
Read Mark 16:1-8. Why were the women at the tomb amazed?
Think back over the Gospel of Mark. What are some other stories where people are amazed at Jesus?
When have you been amazed by Jesus in your life?
What Had happened at Grace this week.
Good Friday | The Passion of True Power
The Passion of Jesus the Christ in Mark
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Maundy Thursday | Unraveled - Revealing True Power
Sometimes life just seems to unravel before our eyes. Maybe we need a savior who will unravel the creation to get us back.
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[Sunday] Mark 15 | Coronation - Revealing True Power
Jesus rides into Jerusalem looking strangely like a ride of power from years ago. As Jesus continues to walk to the cross, he takes a path that resembles so many parades of power and prestige from those seeking crowns of glory. Come see the coronation of true power.
Questions for the week
Name some of the most powerful people in the world. Why would you consider them powerful?
Read Mark 15:16-39. What do those who are powerful in the world do to Jesus?
How do the powers of the world today act in similar ways?
How does Jesus show true power in Mark 15?
What Had happened at Grace this week.
4-6-22 Wednesday - How Do You Like Me Now
How Do you Like Me Now - A Deep Dive into the Passion of Christ in Mark
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[Sunday] Mark 14 | Pride & Power - Revealing True Power
Our pride and search for power can blind us to the realities of our life. It can cause us to call evil good and good evil. It can even cause us to kill and destroy the things we love. This week we see how our pride is destroying Jesus.
Questions for the week
Describe a time when your pride caused you to miss out.
Read Mark 14:43-72. Describe ways where you see pride and lusts for power push people further away from Jesus.
Read Mark 14:12-25. Even though Jesus knows Judas will betray him and Peter will deny him, who does he invite to his table? What does he do for them?
What does Jesus do for you and me, even though our pride and lust for power get in the way?
What Had happened at Grace this week.
3-30-22 Wednesday - Running Shame
Running Shame - A Deep Dive into the Passion of Christ in Mark
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[Sunday] Mark 13 | Stacking Bricks - Revealing True Power
Look at these huge buildings. Look at how high these bricks are stacked. The disciples walked into Jerusalem amazed at the splendor and power of these buildings. But like all temporal powers, they will be thrown down. In those days, if our trust is in how high the bricks are stacked, then our trust will be thrown down as well.
Questions for the week
Describe a time when you have clung to something that was falling apart. Where was your hope in that situation?
Read Mark 13. How does Jesus bring peace in the midst of the horrors he describes in this chapter?
Describe a time when Jesus brought you rest in a difficult or scary situation.
How might you be the hands and feet of Jesus to someone else in one of these scary times?
What Had happened at Grace this week.
3-23-22 Wednesday - Weakness
Weakness - A Deep Dive into the Passion of Christ in Mark
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[Sunday] Mark 12 | Widows' Homes - Revealing True Power
They make a show of it: their long prayers, their fancy clothes, and their questions that are only meant to trap. It seems like all the show is just for them. But look past the show and see the almost invisible giving everything she has. Perhaps then we will see the kingdom of God.
Questions for the week
What is your opinion of those who absolutely need to be the center of attention?
Read Mark 12:1-12 & Isaiah 5:1-7. Jesus is obviously quoting this poem from Isaiah. What is Jesus saying about the leaders of Israel, and what is Jesus saying about himself?
Read Mark 12:38-44. What are ways that you have seen people in power steal from those like the widows and the downtrodden?
What are ways that may seem small that you can help and encourage your neighbors?
What Had happened at Grace this week.
3-16-22 Wednesday - Seeing in the Dark
Seeing in the Dark - A Deep Dive into the Passion of Christ in Mark
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[Sunday] Mark 11 | Throw This Mountain - Revealing True Power
If only you have enough faith, you can throw this mountain into the sea. But it would also take an immense amount of faith to throw all that we hold dear away and say God is all I need.
Questions for the week
Describe a time when you got so busy that you missed out on what God was doing.
Read 1 Kings 8:22-56. This is Solomon’s prayer at the dedication of the temple. What does this prayer show us about the purpose of the temple? What does this prayer show us about God?
Read Mark 11: 12-26. What has the temple turned into? Is it reflecting the prayer Solomon prayed? How does Jesus respond to what He sees in the temple?
As you are baptized and have the Holy Spirit dwelling in you, how might you reflect the presence of God to those around you this week?
What Had happened at Grace this week.
3-9-22 Wednesday - Seeing is Not Believing
A Deep Dive into the Passion of Christ in Mark
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[Sunday] Mark 10 | Amazing Ask - Revealing True Power
The new student threw up his hand yet again, into the view of the increasingly frustrated teacher. The teacher marveled that the questions were not questions at all but merely statements to show off the intelligence of the new student.
Questions for the week
Describe a time when you saw someone ask questions just to prove they were right.
Read Mark 10:17-30. What is the question the rich man asks Jesus? Why do you think he asks this question?
How does Jesus respond to this man?
What then do the disciples ask Jesus? How is this different from the question the rich man asks?
How does Jesus respond to the disciples? How is it astonishing for you, to know that Jesus has done the impossible and saved you?
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Ash Wednesday we ponder the question of how we got here. What have we done to ourselves. This day invites us to sit in dust and ashes and seek repentance.
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[Sunday] Mark 9 | Greatness - Revealing True Power
Welcome a little child, and you welcome Jesus himself. Easy! But what if it does not mean what we think it does? And what does this have to do with the disciples arguing about being great?
Questions for the week
What qualities and actions make someone great?
Read Mark 9:33-37, 42. How does Jesus define greatness?
In our pursuit of greatness, what does that do to our relationships with God and with one another?
In Jesus’ actions, how does he free us from the pursuit of greatness?
What Had happened at Grace this week.
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[Sunday] Mark 8-9 | Knowing Christ - Revealing True Power
Why can’t the disciples cast out that demon? They have seen Jesus heal people. They have seen the lame walk and the blind see. They have even heard the voice of God blessing his son Jesus. They know who Jesus is. He is the Christ, and yet we struggle.
Questions for the week
Describe a time when you’ve said all the right things, but been completely wrong?
Read Mark 9:14-29. What are the disciples unable to do?
What does Jesus do? What does He say about why the disciples couldn’t do it?
How have you been mistaken about Jesus in your life? How can Jesus reorient your thinking about him through humbleness and prayer?
What Had happened at Grace this week.
Listen to the bells being rung, God’s promise of peace, hope, and salvation breaking into the world, even in the midst of suffering.