Toward Sunday

We begin a new worship series this Sunday called How Deep?  Our church continues to grow in number and depth because of the deep commitments of so many.  Each fall we devote an entire worship series to reflecting on the depth of the commitment we would like to make to God & our church for the coming year.  We will focus each of the first three weeks on the simple (artisan) ingredients that frame our life together: rooted in Grace, growing in faith, and reaching in love. We will celebrate Baptism on October 26 and then we will renew our baptismal vows and make our deep commitments to God and one another on Sunday, November 2.  Between now and then, please prayerfully consider how you would like to deepen your commitment to our community of faith in the coming year.

Oct 5 rooted in Grace (Matthew 14.22-33)

Oct 12 growing in faith (Matthew 14.22-33)

Oct 19 reaching in love (Matthew 14.22-33)

Oct 26 Celebration of Baptism (Matthew 22.34-40)

Nov 2 Deep Commitment Sunday (Matthew 23.1-12)

We long to root our lives in Grace at The Table.  We do so through worship, personal/family prayer, and by practicing Christian disciplines to stay in love with God.  Begin by inviting your Kitchen Table to reflect on how they have done over the last year in terms of rooting their lives in Grace.  When have you felt most rooted in Grace?  When have you felt uprooted or unrooted?

Read Matthew 14.22-33.  Notice Jesus sends his followers away and takes time to be alone in prayer. Peter began to sink when he took his eyes off of Jesus.

How do you hope to root your life in Grace in the coming year?
Consider setting a specific goal, or set of goals, regarding weekly worship attendance, daily prayer, etc.
and share your goal out loud with someone who is willing to watch over you in love.