Scriptures of the Week

Acts 5:12-29 / Job 42:1-6 / Psalm 111 / Rev 1-19 / John 20:19-31

Lessons for the Principal Service of Easter

Isaiah 51:9-11 / Psalm 118:14-17, 22-24 / Acts 10:34-43 / Colossians 3:1-4 / Luke 24:1-12

Lessons for The Great Vigil of Easter

Genesis 1:1—2:3 / Genesis 3 / Exodus 14:10-15:1 / Zephaniah 3:12-20

The Epistle Reading

Romans 6:3-11

The Gospel Reading

Matthew 28:1-10

Lessons for Maundy Thursday

Exodus 12:1-14 / Psalm 78:15-26 / 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 / John 13:1-15 / Luke 22:14-30

The Liturgy of the Palms

Luke 19:29-40 / Psalm 118:19-29

Scriptures of the Week

Isaiah 52:13—53:12 / Psalm 22:1-11 / Philippians 2:5-11 / Luke 23:1-49

Scriptures of the Week

Isaiah 43:16-21 / Psalm 126 / Philippians 3:7-16 / Luke 20:9-19

Created for Wholeness Class

Week 6 Full Salvation / A New Community

In week six we examined how our relational journey, to be conformed into people who actually love, and not people who try to do loving things, is not just for ourselves or our close loved ones.  Being fully human in the image of God also entails becoming a loving community that is a source of welcome and healing to those they touch.

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Week 5: Relational Repair / Forgiveness

In week five we explored the dynamics of relational repair.  Through softening and accessing deeper core emotions, the hurtful distancing cycle can be de-escalated.  Forgiveness is not just a feeling or something you either have or you don’t.  Forgiveness is a process that can be entered into by willing participants and can lead to deep understanding and healing.

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Week 4 Attachment Cycles / Why We Fight

In week four we looked at how our attachment pattern causes us to interact with others in a reciprocal cycle.  One partner may anxiously pursue to maintain closeness while the other—to avoid hurt and to keep the relationship from falling apart, withdraws.  This pattern creates distance and hurt, but it can be addressed and repaired.

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Week 3: Attachment Styles / My Needs, Your Needs

In week three we looked at how our relational experiences have shaped us into a distinct attachment style.  We cannot learn to live more fully alive in relational connection without addressing our attachment pattern and learned level of intimacy.