Isaiah: Joy is more than happiness. That deep knowing, hope, faith, love... It's all connected and comes from Jesus.

Isaiah - Liminal Space - the in-between. Out of the stump of Jesse will come hope. God brings justice & righteousness. This is not a  judgement of punishment but one of deliverance, where restoration will happen.

Wrap up to the Lord's Prayer Series. The Parable of The Friend at Midnight - maybe it doesn't say about prayer what you think it does... ?!?

What are the temptations we face and how might we be formed by this prayer Jesus taught us? Both individually and communally, we face times of trial and need to resist falling into sin. Be clear though - God does not tempt us and He forgives us when we do fall.

Matthew 6 & Luke 11 both have the Lord's Prayer yet quite different versions. Forgive us our Debts, our Sins.... Similar but different. In both ways, we are being shown that forgiveness is the only way to live with others - to be a part of the Kingdom of God. We are not individuals on this journey but a part of a body - a part of a whole.

Isaiah 25:6-9: Prayer is subversive. In the Lord's Prayer, we are remided that God's holiness, God's Kingdom, comes first. This gives us a right perspective - not us first. Then we are ready to ask "Give us our daily bread....". In the giving of daily bread, we trust Jesus as provider and also are to be reminded that He provides a feast for us. All the good stuff happens around the table.

The Lord's Prayer - Your Kingdom come, as in heaven. God's kingdom is not someday - it's at hand, near. Turn & access it (repent). Be a part of participating in God's will being done here and now. Love, Justice, Goodness...

The beginning of the Lord's Prayer Series: Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be Your name. Prayer is central to Christianity, as well as Judaism. The "goal" is to see God as our Loving Father. 

John 4:27-30 & 39-42: Imagine that you receive such a welcome and are so seen that you can't help but tell everyone. Jesus is the one who welcomes and sees us like that!

Matthew 20:17-28. Why do we serve?