Narrate Church

Mark 6v45-53

This week we were blessed to hear from Dr. Dan Brunner, Professor of Christian History and Formation at Portland Seminary.   

Matthew 17v14-23

What if the story in this section of Matthew is about the value and perceived value of growing in one’s ability to trust God? How might trusting God be a skill that benefits others?


Question for reflection:

Who in your life presently would benefit from your trust in God?

Matthew 27v57-28v15

Who is your greatest enemy? Who is God's? What if death is God’s greatest enemy, the great mar on his creation?

These questions lead to the question What did Jesus' resurrection accomplish? Who lost? 


Question for reflection:
What changes for you if the threat of death loses its power to the resurrection of Jesus?

Matthew 27v27-56

This week Adam continues the Lent series with these questions: What is Matthew doing here with the story of Jesus' death? How wide is the gap between who you aspire to be and who you really are? How are those ideas related? 

Question for reflection:
How wide is that gap for Jesus?
What could that mean for you?

Matthew 26v57-27v26

This week we hear from Hannah as we continue through Matthew. Listen in as Hannah examines Peter in ways that show his tendencies toward opposites:

Loyal - Disloyal
Present - Distant
Courageous - Coward
Denies Christ - Declares Jesus as Messiah
Selfish - Giving

Question for reflection:
Why do we, as Jesus-followers, sometimes not look or act in a way that is reflective of Christ?

Matthew 26v31-56

This week we hear from Justin as he asks - What's something you love to do but aren't very good at? This week we are going with Jesus and the disciples to Gethsemane to look at how well they did at being disciples. Were they setup to succeed? What if devotion to prayer and following Jesus, and not just good intentions, can help us through tough times?

Question for reflection:
How might we be encouraged by a God who wants our company, even when we let Him down?

Matthew 26v17-30

This week Adam takes on these questions:

• What did Jesus’ death accomplish? 
• How did it bring about salvation?

Listen in as he walks us through some of his own journey on reconciling what is talked about now with long standing Christian traditions. 

Question for reflection:
In what ways can we recognize when we are standing on the shoulder of those that have come before us?

Matthew 26v1-16

For you, who epitomizes what it looks like to be in charge? How is that different than being controlling? This week, Adam starts into Matthew 26 and asks, What if this is a story about a God who is in charge?

Question for reflection:

• In what ways might you benefit from the invitation from a God who is in charge?

Matthew chapter 1 through chapter 17v13  read by Nathan, Ashley, Steve, Anna, Roxanne, Nick, Shari, Troy, Abbie, Derek, Jill, Bob, Alex, JoLin, Karen, Bill, Alex, Tiffany, Jenn, Andy, Darrel, Justine, Linnea, Carol, Karin, Tiffany, Donnie, David, Jheri, Chris, Elsie, Amy, Christian,  Susie, Jeff, Dave, Sheila, Leslee, Tristan, Sean, Angie, Travis, Connie, Mark, Coty, Roy, Matt,  Rex, Bob,  Anna, Mike, Brian, Jeff, Kim, Dave, Hannah, Janel, Jenica, Lexsey, Kyle,  Klint, and Tyler.

Psalm 23

What if prayer is a learned skill?  Why do Anglicans, Roman Catholics, and Eastern Orthodox all have some version of the rosary?