When William Shatner went to space, it left Andy thinking about what it’s like to get a true overview of the world, and what God is doing in it.

Those things need action behind them. Andy talks about the ways God is calling us to take His hand and walk forward with Him in faith.

John 17:20-23

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As we kick off this year’s missions series, Amanda emphasizes God’s requirement for us to take action in order to bring justice to the world. We are to invite the world in to experience what we are experiencing, to discover grace and mercy.

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As we spend one more week closely looking at the Lord’s Prayer, Jordan talks about the way the prayer continues to look different to us each time we look at it.

Prayer is an act of faith, but it is also work - good, faithful work.

God needs us to be Kingdom-bringers. And the holiest work we can do is ask for God to bring His Kingdom down.

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On a recent trip to a prayer labyrinth, Amanda couldn’t find the answers she was looking for. And so she had to surrender and hand everything over to God - and God met her there.

When Amanda looks at the Lord’s Prayer, she is reminded of the how we often ask God to sprinkle blessings on top of what we’re doing, instead of seeking God’s kingdom.

The greatest thing we can do to access the divine in our lives is pray.

At the start of A Year of Prayer and Discernment, Andy focuses on what an incredible gift prayer is. We have a God who created us who wants to both hear us and speak to us.

“Just beyond what we can see and know is a God who wants to move in us.”

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1 Peter 4:12-17

Jordan looks at 1 Peter 4 and is reminded of "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day." Why? Because, as she point out, "the world is just icky sometimes."

But Peter reminds us why we are called by God to form relationships - so that we can struggle through these things together.

No matter what the pain you go through, don't go it alone.

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1 Peter 3:8-12

In Chapter 3, Peter echoes the lessons of the Sermon on the Mount to remind us of how Jesus Christ talked about living a life of forgiveness rather than retribution.

Andy wants us to find ways to be a peacemaker. “Our days can’t be filled with conflict. We have to move on.”

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This week, Andy dives into chapter 2 of 1st Peter. He points out that our church is a diverse church - in the same way, the book of 1 Peter is the sort of story written to a diverse collection of churches. What Peter is writing about needs to be a model for us.

“Each of us needs to be loved, each of us needs to be forgiven, and the church needs to be a place where we celebrate these things.”

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