• The Discovery narrative is problematic. What other narratives need to be transformed by love?

• How can you help change the story?

• How did the sermon and music inspire you for the week ahead?

• Pray that good people of goodwill from every political party will be informed by their faith in Jesús as they consider politics on the national stage.

• Follow Vote for Common Good https://www.votecommongood.com/

• Follow Middle Church as we standing with our Latinx family in these days and times.

• Why do you think the disciples have a hard time understanding Jesus’s identity?

• What are the stories about Jesus, in the Bible and in culture, that mean the most to your understanding of the Gospel?

• What stories about Jesus are most confusing or make it hard to grapple with the Good News?

• How did the sermon and music inspire you for the week?

• Reflect what it means in your life to be “doers of the word, not merely hearers” as the scriptures calls us to today.

• How do you know when someone is really listening?

• On Labor Day Sunday, what does labor and work have to do with the faith journey? What does it look like when you are living into labor that glorifies God? How are we responsible for creating life-giving work environments for others as well as ourselves?

• What circumstances can lull us into doing the “sensible” thing?

• What is the real power of the “halfway mark” in our journey?

• See the purpose, trust the promise, go…

• How can you live in wisdom and be intentional in the choices you make in your life?

• Extend grace to others as has been extended to you by God.

• Be in community with one another. We cannot do it alone, we need each other.

• Today’s sermon is in solidarity with the 21 youth who filed a constitutional lawsuit against

the United States president and federal government —Juliana v. U.S.—for failure to

meaningfully address climate change. Visit http://eachgeneration.org/ to learn more.

• How do you see sustainability as an act of solidarity?

• In relation to climate action, how can you be a part of intergenerational equity?

• What climate action steps will you take, starting today?

• To learn more about Caravans to the Borderlands and the Vincent and Rosemarie

Harding Center for Spiritual and Social Restoration visit https://www.hardingcenter.org/