'Staying in love with God' Tagged Posts
Toward Sunday
This week we consider Fasting & Abstinence alongside Exodus 16 as we conclude our worship series on practicing Christian disciplines to stay in love with God. Outline for Staying in Love with God. •May 15: Acts 2.1-21 (Public Worship) •May 22: Acts 2:37-42 (Witness/Testimony) •May 29: Psalm 92.1-4,12-15 (Prayer) •June 5: 2 2 Timothy 3:14-17 (Searching Scripture) •June 12: Matthew 26:26-28 (Communion) •June 19: Exodus 16.1-3, 9-15, 31, 35 (Fasting) In A Blueprint for Discipleship Kevin Watson writes: “Fasting is the practice of not eating food for a period of time. [John] Wesley regularly fasted throughout his…
Toward Sunday
This week we consider Communion alongside Matthew 26:26-28 as we move into week 5 of our worship series on practicing Christian disciplines to stay in love with God. Outline for Staying in Love with God. •May 15: Acts 2.1-21 (Public Worship) •May 22: Acts 2:37-42 (Witness/Testimony) •May 29: Psalm 92.1-4,12-15 (Prayer) •June 5: 2 2 Timothy 3:14-17 (Searching Scripture) •June 12: Matthew 26:26-28 (Communion) •June 19: Exodus 16.1-3, 9-15, 31, 35 (Fasting) Read Matthew 26:26-28. John Wesley believed “constant communion”…
Toward Sunday
This week we consider Searching Scripture alongside 2 Timothy 3:14-17 as we move into week 4 of our worship series on practicing Christian disciplines to stay in love with God. Outline for Staying in Love with God. •May 15: Acts 2.1-21 (Public Worship) •May 22: Acts 2:37-42 (Witness/Testimony) •May 29: Psalm 92.1-4,12-15 (Prayer) •June 5: 2 2 Timothy 3:14-17 (Searching Scripture) •June 12: Matthew 26:26-28 (Communion) •June 19: Exodus 16.1-3, 9-15, 31, 35 (Fasting) How have you evolved in your approach to…
Toward Sunday
This week we consider Prayer alongside Psalm 92.1-4,12-15 as we move into week 3 of our worship series on practicing Christian disciplines to stay in love with God. We will also thank our Godly Play teachers for watching over our children in love this year in worship with a short liturgy of gratitude. Matt has been able to complete drafts of two chapters and is working this week on finishing what we hope will be our third chapter. His writing has…
Toward Sunday
This week we consider Witness & Testimony alongside Acts 2:37-42 as we move into week 2 of our worship series on practicing Christian disciplines to stay in love with God. We will also say farewell to two members of our community during worship this Sunday: Lori Ortiz who will be competing her year as Pastor-in-Training and Broghan Hunt who helped create and lead our youth Kitchen Table and is finishing her undergraduate degree at Sacramento State. Broghan has been accepted to seminary and will be re-locating to Southern California.…
Toward Sunday
This week we begin a new six-week worship series on practicing Christian disciplines to stay in love with God. We’ll celebrate Pentecost this coming Sunday and turn to Acts 2.1-21 as we consider Public Worship as a practice for staying in love with God. Matt settled into his study leave last week and began writing on our church’s story and Grace. He’ll continue working on those themes this coming week and we’re grateful for your continued support as he continues working on…