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A resilient faith in a relentless world. W11: Sanctity of Life Psalm 139:13-16 13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. 14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. 16 Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. |
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A resilient faith in a relentless world. W10: Human Sexuality Matthew 19:4-6 4 He answered, “Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, 5 and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? 6 So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.” THIS WEEKS PRACTICE:
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A resilient faith in a relentless world. W9: The Sacraments Ephesians 2:17-18 17 And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near. 18 For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. THIS WEEKS PRACTICE:
Fellowship ~ During your meal with other believers, share with either your spouse or a person of the same sex in a way in which you see Christ in them, or moving through them. This can be a behavior of theirs, but may be especially meaningful if you can identify the heart posture or character trait behind their behaviors. |
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A resilient faith in a relentless world. W8: The Church John 12:44-50 44 Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in me does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me. 45 The one who looks at me is seeing the one who sent me. 46 I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness. 47 “If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. 48 There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them at the last day. 49 For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me to say all that I have spoken. 50 I know that his command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.” THIS WEEKS PRACTICE:
● Practice #2: Intercessory Prayer. Pray for someone that you know hasn’t come under God’s pardon. Pray for their salvation! Pray for God to open up the opportunity for you to “persuade” them, as Paul says. |
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A resilient faith in a relentless world. W7: The Church Matthew 16:13-18 13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. 18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. THIS WEEKS PRACTICE: Practice #1: Scripture. Read, reflect, and try to memorize as much or as little of John 17:20-23 as the Lord leads you to. Practice #2: Prayer. Sit with the Holy Spirit in prayer and consider with Him at least one of the following (church-related) questions this week:
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A resilient faith in a relentless world. W6: Salvation Ephesians 2:1-10 2 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course[a] of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience-- 3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the flesh and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.[b] 4 But[c] God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved-- 6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. THIS WEEKS PRACTICE: Practice #1: Scripture. Read, reflect, and try to memorize as much or as little of Ephesians 2:8-10 as the Lord leads you to. Practice #2: Prayer. This week’s prayer practice is to commune with God and reflect upon the past, present, and future realities of your salvation.
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A resilient faith in a relentless world. W5: Scripture 2 Timothy 3:16-17 16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. THIS WEEKS PRACTICE:
READ. When you’re ready, read through your passage of Scripture for that day. After a minute or two, read the passage again slowly. ENGAGE. Who are the characters? What’s happening? What are key words, phrases, and details? What’s the implication? APPLY. Given the implication of the passage, how is the Lord inviting you to respond? What truth do you need to apply to your life? DEVOTE. End with prayer by receiving and responding to the truth that God has revealed to you in your passage. |
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A resilient faith in a relentless world. W4: Holy Spirit 2 Corinthians 3:17-18 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. THIS WEEKS PRACTICE:
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A resilient faith in a relentless world. W3: JESUS Philippians 2:4-11 4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. 5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. THIS WEEKS PRACTICE:
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A resilient faith in a relentless world. W2: Mankind Psalm 8 1Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory in the heavens. 2 Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger. 3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, 4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them? 5 You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor. 6 You made them rulers over the works of your hands; you put everything under their feet: 7 all flocks and herds, and the animals of the wild, 8 the birds in the sky, and the fish in the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas. 9 Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! THIS WEEKS PRACTICE: “Your Kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” There are two movements to intercession: releasing and asking.
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A resilient faith in a relentless world. W1: The Triune God Psalm 145:1-7 I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. 2 Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever. 3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable. 4 One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts. 5 On the glorious splendor of your majesty, and on your wondrous works, I will meditate. 6 They shall speak of the might of your awesome deeds, and I will declare your greatness. 7 They shall pour forth the fame of your abundant goodness and shall sing aloud of your righteousness. THIS WEEKS PRACTICE:
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