Mars Hill

Luke 15:1-3, 11-16

God is love - love beyond our capacity to grasp or communicate. This love includes more people than we would anticipate and invites us to consider who is invited to participate in the Church as a response to this generous love. 

1 John 4:16a

Questions to consider—

Withward [Community]: How is my understanding of and engagement with the church being formed during this Gathering?

Upward [Celebration]: Which attributes of God am I noticing and delighting in throughout the Gathering?

John 15:12-15

Mark 12:28-31

At the end of this magisterial Teaching, Jesus emphasizes one final point: wise disciples hear and do what Jesus said. 

Matthew 7:21-27

Questions to consider—

Forward [Journey]: What is a practical next step I can take in my journey of following the way of Jesus?

Matthew 7:15-20

Matthew 7:7-12

It's such a straightforward command - but not a simple one to obey. This teaching offers a few practical ways we can step toward being wise disciples and following the way of Jesus. 

Matthew 7:1-5

Questions to consider—

Withward [Community]: How is my understanding of and engagement with the church being formed during this Gathering?

Forward [Journey]: What is a practical next step I can take in my journey of following the way of Jesus?

Outward [Service]: Who or where might God be calling me to care about more deeply and tangibly?

Jesus is inviting us to consider how trust might be the key to living out a generous and non-anxious life. 

Matthew 6:19-34

Questions to consider—

Forward [Journey]: What is a practical next step I can take in my journey of following the way of Jesus?

Inward: [Wholeness]: How might the Holy Spirit be encouraging transformation in me?

Outward [Service]: Who or where might God be calling me to care about more deeply and tangibly?

As Jesus turns to the three main pillars of Jewish piety, the Sermon on the Mount challenges everyone [not simply the Pharisees of the day] to pay attention to how they do what they do. 

Matthew 6:1-8, 16-18

Questions to consider—

Forward [Journey]: What is a practical next step I can take in my journey of following the way of Jesus?

Inward: [Wholeness]: How might the Holy Spirit be encouraging transformation in me?