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TEXT Genesis‬ ‭1:1-2‬ ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭2:7‬ John‬ ‭20:19-23 Acts‬ ‭1:4-5‬   BENEDICTION Be still and know that I am God. Be still and know that I am. Be still and know. Be still. Be.

TEXT Psalm 39:1-13 NIV Luke 5:1-16 NIV   TAKEAWAYS: 1 Being alone is not necessarily solitude and solitude is not necessarily being alone 2 It is important to know who and when we are 3 It is important that our attempt at solitude be concrete 4 Evaluate time alone: What did I bring out of my time alone and into the world? 5 Bring Christ into the struggle  

TEXT James 1:19 NIV Matthew 27:11-14 NIV   TAKEAWAYS: 1 Read James 3:2-10 2 Practice holding an idea inside for a little longer 3 Practice letting awkward silence be 4 When tempted to sin with our tongue, pray silently instead 5 Practice silence in new places. 6 Silence is not just a discipline. Silence is a gift. 7 Silence isn't just silence on the outside.   BENEDICTION:  3-3-3-3 Prayer

TEXT Matthew 13:10-13 MSG Matthew 13:3-9 NIV Matthew 13:14-15 MSG   TAKEAWAYS: 1 This week, read the parables in Matthew 13. Take them slow and spend time with them. 2 Be honest with yourself about your cynicism, your isolation, your distraction. 3 Think about what you have received.  4 Pass on what you have received. 5 Tell a good story.   BENEDICTION:  May the peace of the Lord Christ go with you:  wherever he may send you; May he guide you through the wilderness: protect you through the storm; May he bring you home rejoicing: at the wonders he has shown you; May he bring you home rejoicing: once again into our doors.   Amen.

TEXT Genesis 1:26-28 Psalm 8:3-6 Colossians 1:15-20 John 1:1 John 1:14 Philippians 2:6-8   TAKEAWAYS: 1 Who do you look like? How do you resemble them? 2 Who do you want to look like? Why do you desire to be more like them? 3 Be Humble. 4 Show someone else they matter.    BENEDICTION:  O God, you made us in your own image and redeemed us through Jesus your Son. Look with compassion on the whole human family; take away the arrogance and hatred which infect our hearts; break down the walls that separate us; Unite us in bonds of love; and work through our struggle and confusion to accomplish your purposes on earth; that, in your good time, all nations and races may serve you in harmony around your heavenly throne; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

PRAYER God of peace, God of justice God of freedom, We give you thanks for your cadences of peace, justice, and freedom Cadences that have surged  through the lives of Bob and Kim and Morgan and Darren and Matt and Rachel and all that nameless mass of  risk-takers who have been obedient to your promises and susceptible to your dreams. Deliver us from amnesia concerning their courage in the face of violence, their peace-making against hate, and their hunger for you in a devouring economy. Deliver us from amnesia: turn our memory into hope, turn our gratitude into energy, turn our well-being into impatience. That these same cadences of your will may pulse even among us.   Amen.

Long Story Short: Enter The Story is a 12-week series covering the entirety of the Bible. What an irresponsible use of entirety! Really, it's an overview of the holy scriptures. The hope is to catch the thread of the story being told: the coming and the presence of the Kingdom of Heaven. As a guide, we are using the imperative -enter the story- Find weekly readings and more here.   TEXT: ‭‭Revelation‬ ‭1:1-20‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Revelation‬ ‭4:1-11 Revelation‬ ‭22:14   TAKEAWAYS: 1 What does the Church not know? What does this church not know? What do I not know? 2 What do I know but I don’t know how to say it? What have I seen that is a burden? 3 There’s a lot that is massively wrong everywhere and always. What is wrong in my own house that I need to start setting right?   BENEDICTION:  What would it mean for Christians to give up that little piece of the American dream that says, "You are limitless"?  Everything is not possible. The mighty Kingdom of God is not yet here.  What if rich did not have to mean wealthy, and

Long Story Short: Enter The Story is a 12-week series covering the entirety of the Bible. What an irresponsible use of entirety! Really, it's an overview of the holy scriptures. The hope is to catch the thread of the story being told: the coming and the presence of the Kingdom of Heaven. As a guide, we are using the imperative -enter the story- Find weekly readings and more here.   TEXT: Romans 12:1-21 TAKEAWAYS: 1 Not everyone in church is as cool as me. Be curious. 2 I have strengths. We have strengths. Be generous and humble. 3 I have limitations. We have limitations. Be vulnerable.  4 I have blind spots. We have blind spots. Pay attention. 5 We all belong to Father. BENEDICTION:  May the peace of Christ be with you. And also with you.

PRAYERS May I see those you have given to me to love and allow myself to be seen by those to whom I have been given to love. May I daily surrender before you God, opening my mind to the sacred wind of the Kingdom, letting go of my shame and releasing others from theirs. May I practice passing on knowledge and wisdom and food and joy and friends and love so that my life is a vibrant river of life with the grace of God flowing in and out. Father, when I am stuck in my own head, in my own fears, in my own shame, grant me the courage to make one move, and when I am depleted with my pursuing, may I be still and receive power from on high. We have received mercy. May we be merciful. We have received power. May we be wise and true and humble. Amen. TAKEAWAYS This week, each day, pick one story from the life of Jesus. Read it through. Choose an word of action in that story. Write that word down. Meditate on it. Pray about it. Then watch for opportunities during the day to practice that word. With the mission of Je

Life & Resurrection, Darren shares a funny he's been holding on to for 15 years, Chris reads a poem

Long Story Short: Enter The Story is a 12-week series covering the entirety of the Bible. What an irresponsible use of entirety! Really, it's an overview of the holy scriptures. The hope is to catch the thread of the story being told: the coming and the presence of the Kingdom of Heaven. As a guide, we are using the imperative -enter the story- Find weekly readings and more here.   TEXT: Genesis 2:15-17 Genesis 12:2 Exodus 19:3-6 TAKEAWAYS: 1 How am I mad? 2 Rethink 3 Begin each day this Holy Week in the solid place with this prayer: Do you love me? 4 Be humble BENEDICTION:  May it be enough for me to see God in the world.

Long Story Short: Enter The Story is a 12-week series covering the entirety of the Bible. What an irresponsible use of entirety! Really, it's an overview of the holy scriptures. The hope is to catch the thread of the story being told: the coming and the presence of the Kingdom of Heaven. As a guide, we are using the imperative -enter the story- Find weekly readings and more here. INVOCATION: May I never grow tired of starting over or helping others do the same. My hope is always in renewal and resurrection.   BENEDICTION: Artist of souls,  you sculpted a people for yourself out of the rocks and fasting. Help us that we take up your  invitation to prayer and simplicity,  that the discipline of these forty days may sharpen our hunger for the feast of your holy friendship, and whet our thirst for the living water you offer through Jesus Christ.  Amen.  

Long Story Short: Enter The Story is a 12-week series covering the entirety of the Bible. What an irresponsible use of entirety! Really, it's an overview of the holy scriptures. The hope is to catch the thread of the story being told: the coming and the presence of the Kingdom of Heaven. As a guide, we are using the imperative -enter the story- Find weekly readings and more here.   TEXT: Genesis 2:15-17 Genesis 12:2 Exodus 19:3-6 TAKEAWAYS: 1 Be humble 2 Be a reconciler 3 Practice the sacred 4 Pray for the heart of Christ   BENEDICTION:   May my pursuit of happiness never come at the cost Of someone else's right to do the same.

Long Story Short: Enter The Story is a 12-week series covering the entirety of the Bible. What an irresponsible use of entirety! Really, it's an overview of the holy scriptures. The hope is to catch the thread of the story being told: the coming and the presence of the Kingdom of Heaven. As a guide, we are using the imperative -enter the story- Find weekly readings and more here.   TEXT: Exodus 6:2-8 ; Matthew 1:9-13 TAKEAWAYS: 1 Follow the ark (solitude) 2 Step in the water (prayer) 3 Build an altar (reflect) 4 Do it together   BENEDICTION:  May I have the vision to see this day (and the work that comes with it) as a gift.  

Long Story Short: Enter The Story is a 12-week series covering the entirety of the Bible. What an irresponsible use of entirety! Really, it's an overview of the holy scriptures. The hope is to catch the thread of the story being told: the coming and the presence of the Kingdom of Heaven. As a guide, we are using the imperative -enter the story- Find weekly readings and more here.   TEXT: Exodus 20:1-3   TAKEAWAYS: 1 The practice of St. Francis: Speak to me of God.   BENEDICTION: May I be too engaged risking my own failures To have time to criticize the failures  of others.  

Long Story Short: Enter The Story is a 12-week series covering the entirety of the Bible. What an irresponsible use of entirety! Really, it's an overview of the holy scriptures. The hope is to catch the thread of the story being told: the coming and the presence of the Kingdom of Heaven. As a guide, we are using the imperative -enter the story- Find weekly readings and more here.   TEXT: Exodus 6:2-8 ; Matthew 1:9-13 TAKEAWAYS: 1 In our return home during this Lenten season, what do we need to let go? 2 In our return home during this Lenten season, what do we need to receive? 3 Who are we with? 4 What is home?   BENEDICTION:   May I have vision and courage to join God in the places He's already working rather than feel Responsible for bringing Him with me.

Long Story Short: Enter The Story is a 12-week series covering the entirety of the Bible. What an irresponsible use of entirety! Really, it's an overview of the holy scriptures. The hope is to catch the thread of the story being told: the coming and the presence of the Kingdom of Heaven. As a guide, we are using the imperative -enter the story- Find weekly readings and more here.   TEXT: Genesis 12:1, Hebrews 11:8-9, Genesis 22:1-2, Hebrews 11:17-19 TAKEAWAYS: 1 Am I living a good story? 2 In the story I am living, where is the place my character is being asked to leave? 3 In my story, what is the test my character needs to overcome? 4 How have I changed in the story?   BENEDICTION: Be still and know that I am God. Be still and know that I am. Be still and know. Be still. Be.

Long Story Short: Enter The Story is a 12-week series covering the entirety of the Bible. What an irresponsible use of entirety! Really, it's an overview of the holy scriptures. The hope is to catch the thread of the story being told: the coming and the presence of the Kingdom of Heaven. As a guide, we are using the imperative -enter the story- Find weekly readings and more here.   TEXT: Genesis 1:1-5, 2:19-20 TAKEAWAYS: 1 What chaos do I encounter that God is calling me to name? 2 What confusion in me am I asking God to name? 3 Enter the story.   BENEDICTION: Be still and know that I am God. Be still and know that I am. Be still and know. Be still. Be.

TEXT: 1 Corinthian 11:23-26  TAKEAWAYS: 1 Learn one new joke per week for four weeks.  Tell 3 people. 2 Start a journal in the spirit of receiving and passing it on. Make two daily entries based on two questions: 1. What did I receive today for which I’m grateful? 2. Whose day was better because of me? BENEDICTION: We ask you, Master, be our helper and defender.  Rescue those of our number in distress; raise up the fallen ; assist the needy; heal the sick; turn back those of your people who stray; feed the hungry; release our captives; revive the weak; encourage those who lose heart. Let all the nations realize that you are the only God, that Jesus Christ is your Child, and that we are your people and the sheep of your pasture. Amen.