"prayer" Tagged Sermons (Page 2)
Wounds & Village Response
“The times are urgent; let us slow down.”
— Traditional African wisdom saying Worship this morning will invite us to slow down and become aware of the wounds of our community; this worship series is rooted in Crisis Contemplation: Healing the Wounded Village by Rev. Dr. Barbara A. Holmes. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804
Crisis & Contemplation
“The times are urgent; let us slow down.” — Traditional African wisdom saying Worship this morning will invite us to slow down; this worship series is rooted in Crisis Contemplation: Healing the Wounded Village by Rev. Dr. Barbara A. Holmes. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804
Go Fast to Live Slow
Matt’s message is rooted in Matthew 4.1-11. How might biblical witness to fasting invite us into the slow lane this Lent?
Knock!
Matt’s message is rooted in Luke 11.1-13. What places help you to connect with God through prayer? This lesson from Jesus on prayer is often read as a call to persistence in prayer. Yet, the word in verse 8 translated as “persistence” actually means “shameless.” Who is shameless in this story? What if the lesson from Jesus is less about being persistent or shameless and actually an invitation to remember that God meets our feelings of shame with radical welcome…
Complicated Relationships
Linda’s message is rooted in Acts 1:13-17, 21-26 & the 2017 Academy nominated film “Lady Bird.” Relationships are complicated. Whether it is a group of disciples choosing to replace one among their ranks or Lady Bird and her mother, this scripture points to prayer as one of the ways to listen to God’s guidance. When you are in a complicated relationship what guides your choices? Is there a way in which pausing for prayer this week might inform your next…
Fix it
The prophet Isaiah challenges the people of God in his day to move beyond empty religious rituals by integrating their spiritual disciplines with God’s call to justice-making. Isaiah concludes this section, “you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to live in.” Linda’s message invites reflection on how God might be calling us to be repairers of the breach, restorers of the streets in our day.
Pharisee & Tax Collector
Matt’s message holds The Music Circus’s production of Cabaret in conversation with Amy-Jill Levine’s prophetic reading of the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector (Luke 18.9-14).
Prayer
Linda’s message is rooted in Psalm 92.1-4, 12-15. She discusses prayer, one of the six spiritual disciplines, through the presence of God.
The Lord’s Prayer
Linda’s message is rooted in Matthew 6.9-15. This is the final week in our three-week worship series on Prayer.
Thanks
Linda’s message is rooted in Psalm 30 and invites reflection on how the practice of prayer might shape our lives in communion with the mystery of God. This is the second week in a three-week series on Prayer.
Help
Linda’s message is rooted in Matthew 4.35-41. This is our first week in a three-week series on Prayer.
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