• Prayer Life Check-in! Take some time this week to examine what your prayer life looks like. Do

you set aside specific times to pray? What is your conversation with God like? If you haven't

been setting aside time, create a routine this week.

Jacqui Lewis, preacher

• Jesus’ call to ministry is ours; we are the living Body of X. What does it mean to preach good

news to the poor, release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind?

Jacqui Lewis, preacher

• How does God's unfailing love for all creation source our love of self?

• What does it mean for us to take refuge in God and create refuge for others?

• Connect the dots between a Beloved Community and a Just Community.

Natalie Renee Perkins, preacher

• What unknowns are you walking into this new year?

• How do you plan to face them?

Ben Perry, preacher

As you listen to the sermon, reflect on this theme: It feels like compassion and kindness aren’t enough to overcome the evil we face, but actually they’re the only things that can. God could have come as a conquering army, but manifested as vulnerable love instead. What does this vulnerable fierce love have for us in this season?

Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis, preacher