Faith Lutheran Church

When we have no way home, Jesus, the Way becomes our home.(Isaiah 35:1-10; Matthew 11:2-11)

As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God:

1) When have you felt lost spiritually?

2) If home is where the heart is, where is home for you?

3) When have you seen joy in unexpected places this week?

We don't think we can change, but Jesus changeshow we think. (Isaiah 11:1-10; Matthew 3:1-12)

As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God:

1) What do you have trouble imaging could change in your life?

2) When has something that felt like destruction in your life turned out to be an opportunity for transformation?

3) When have you seen something that seemed impossible this week?

Anxiety robs us, so Jesus robs us of our anxiety.(Isaiah 2:1-5;Matthew 24:36-44)

As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God:

1) In what ways do you put energy into feeding your fears?

2) If you didnt have to put your energy into being protective, how would you want to be more productive?

3) Where have you seen God this week?

We want a king who conquers our enemies, but Christ the King conquers our enmity.(Colossians 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-43)

As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God:

1) From what do you want to be saved?

2) When has someone both made a commitment to you and been honest about their problem with you?

3)What does it mean for you to call Christ king?

We try to get through life to get to Jesus, but through life Jesus gets to us. (2 Thessalonians 3:6-13; Luke 21:5-19)

As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God:

1) What are you waiting to get through? What are you putting on hold while you wait?

2) If you knew you had one year to live, what would you do? If you knew you had one hundred years to live, what would you do?

3) What of those things could you start toward this week?

We can't imagine beyond our life, but Jesus gives us life beyond imagining. (2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17; Luke 20:27-38)

As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God:

1) In what ways do you triage your resources, your time, and your relationships?

2) What challenges do you have in believing you could have a life better than the one you have now?

3) What one thing could you do this week to live into the promise of a life without triage?

Monstrosities try to make us into monsters, but the Son of Man maintains our humanity. (Luke 6:20-31; Daniel 7:1-18)

As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God:

1) What suffering have you experienced that has shaped who you are?

2) Who has shown you how to hold onto your humanity?

3) This week, how can you reject doing to others as they have done to you, and instead do to them as you would have them to do you?

We set people above or below us; but Christ stands beside us. (Ephesians 2:8-10, Romans 3:23-25a)

As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God:

1) In what ways do you compare yourself to others?

2) What do you gain by such comparison? What do you lose?

3) When are you focused least on your self?

4) If there were no consequence for failure, what would you attempt?

We place our hope in the powerful, but Christ places power in the hopeful.(Luke 18:1-8; 2 Tim 3:14-17)

As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God:

1) When have you seen scripture used for purposes other than naming how we are to relate to others and trust in Christ? How does that square with what scripture says its use is?

2) When has learning the context of a comment or action changed your understanding of what happened?

3) When have you found hope in the persistence of seemingly insignificant people?

4) How can you give someone else hope for the reality of Gods justice now?

When we are faithless, Christ remains faithful. (2 Timothy 2:8-15;Luke 17:11-19)

As you listen to the sermon, here are some questions you can reflect on to deepen your spiritual connection with God:

1) When have you been physically limited, but socially included? When have you been physically whole, but socially excluded?

2) When have you found solace in the company of others who didnt fit in?When have you fit it and so not prioritized the inclusion of others?

3) What is the foundation of your belonging in your family, your friends, your country, and your faith community?

4) How can you create a world which more fully lives out the truth that Christ has made all people clean?