Christian responds to the three questions Steve asked at the end of Live the Word Episode #24.

THREE QUESTIONS:

1. When you have trouble, who carries you to Jesus?

2. What obstacle is between you and Jesus?

3. Caught in this tension between a personal and transcendent God, what happens in your heart?

The love of God is made visible on the Cross. Which is exactly where we're headed.

Sunday of Saint Gregory Palamas. Readings:

HEBREWS 1:10-14; 2:1-3

MARK 2:1-12 (Healing Paralyzed Man)

INTRO TO MARK

INTRO TO HEBREWS

THREE QUESTIONS:

1. When you have trouble, who carries you to Jesus?

2. What obstacle is between you and Jesus?

3. Caught in this tension between a personal and transcendent God, what happens in your heart?

Christian responds to the three questions Steve asked at the end of Live the Word Episode #23.

THREE QUESTIONS:

1. How does God’s promise of salvation give you hope?

2. How have you wrestled with God?

3. How has God caught you off your guard?

God reveals His glory in humility.

Sunday Before Epiphany. Readings:

2 TIMOTHY 4:5-8

MARK 1:1-8

INTRO TO MARK

INTRO TO 2 TIMOTHY

THREE QUESTIONS:

1. How do you look for the coming of Christ?

2. What are you doing to unite yourself to Christ's humility?

3. What do you do when you get discouraged or lose hope?

Christian answers the three questions Steve asked at the end of Live the Word Episode #22.

THREE QUESTIONS:

1. How do you keep your eyes focused on your own spiritual journey?

2. Do you find that Lent or other periods of preparation make the struggle to forgive any easier?

3. Is there anyone in your life that you’ve had trouble forgiving?

Salvation is a journey. And forgiveness is your first step.

Forgiveness Sunday. Readings:

ROMANS 13:11-14; 14:1-4

MATTHEW 6:14-21 (Forgiveness)

INTRO TO MATTHEW

INTRO TO ROMANS

THREE QUESTIONS:

1. How do you keep your eyes focused on your own spiritual journey?

2. Do you find that Lent or other periods of preparation make the struggle to forgive any easier?

3. Is there anyone in your life that you’ve had trouble forgiving?

We celebrate it on the first Sunday of Lent. What is the "Triumph of Orthodoxy?" And what does it have to do with icons?

Sunday of Orthodoxy. Readings:

HEBREWS 11:24-26, 32-40

JOHN 1:43-51

INTRO TO JOHN

INTRO TO HEBREWS

THREE QUESTIONS:

1. How does God’s promise of salvation give you hope?

2. How have you wrestled with God?

3. How has God caught you off your guard?

A brief introduction to the Gospel According to St Mark. A supplement to our new series: Live the Word.

Our conduct in the world is how we serve (or fail to serve) Christ Himself.

Judgment Sunday. Readings:

1 CORINTHIANS 8:8-13; 9:1-2

MATTHEW 25: 31-46 (Judgment)

INTRO TO MATTHEW

INTRO TO 1 CORINTHIANS

THREE QUESTIONS:

1. Have you ever struggled because of you were scandalized by what someone else did?

2. Have you ever caused anyone to stumble?

3. How can you help develop a heart that can find Christ even when you can’t see Him?

Christian responds to the three questions Steve asked at the end of Live the Word Episode #20.

THREE QUESTIONS:

1. How have you forgotten who and Whose you are?

2. What is it that pulls you back into an awareness of who you really are?

3. How can you struggle with this temptation to take the Father’s kindness for granted?