Lansing First UMC

We enter into the book of Job (1:1; 2:1-10) to see what answers we can find from a man who keeps his faith as his world falls apart

We hear about the story of Queen Esther, and learn how God calls us to active participation in our faith.

We turn to the words of Jeremiah (11:14-23) to think about how God is at work within us, within the history of the world, and the hope that that provides for the future.

We hear from Isaiah what it means to be a faithful servant to God (Isaiah 50: 4-9), even when it means going against the rest of the world.

Woman Wisdom offers a warning to those who have ears to listen, but refuse to learn (Proverbs 1: 20-33).

We reach a turning point in our 24 week series as we hear from the Song of Songs (2: 8-13) about God's love for us, and the need for us to respond to that love in an embodied way.

We come to an end in the story of the House of David (1 Kings 11: 1-13; 43) as Solomon turns away from God. We take his example as a cautionary tale about how to be vigilant in our own faith.

The story of the house of David continues as Solomon ascends to the throne and eliminates his enemies (1 Kings 2: 10-46). We reflect on how the way of retribution will never bring us lasting peace.

The tragedy of David barrels on (2 Samuel 18: 5-33) and we see how the Bible teaches us that sin is a collective experience that requires us to work toward collective solutions in order to transform the world.

The prophet Nathan confronts David with some hard truths (2 Samuel 11:26-12:19), which forces us to ask ourselves some hard questions as well.