Pray & Ponder

I wonder what it would have been like to be there the night that Jesus was born? I wonder what you would have seen and heard and done? Follow along as we read about the night that the promise God made was kept -- all because of his love for us. Come! Let's pray and ponder. Together. Join us at Restoration this Christmas Eve or watch this Christmas Eve special celebration.

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I wonder how you know God's promises are true? Do you SEE how his promises come true? Do you HEAR how his promises come true? Do you just KNOW? Follow along as we read about how Mary saw and heard and knew that God's promises were true -- and that anything is possible with God! Come! Let's pray and ponder. Together. Looking for a daily reading guide for Advent? Check this out.

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I wonder if you have ever heard something so surprising that you were . . . speechless? Follow along as we read the story of Zechariah -- a man who heard some amazing news from an amazing visitor -- all of which left him speechless. Come! Let's pray and ponder. Together. Looking for a daily reading guide for Advent? Check this out.

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I wonder about a time you may have run away or tried to hide from God? I wonder if there is a time when you wanted to argue with God? I wonder what you notice about how God is with you, even when you try to go away from him? Follow along as we read about a time the prophet Jonah ran away from God and a time when Jonah argued with God as we wonder about how our God is a God who is with us. Come! Let's pray and ponder. Together.

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I wonder if you've ever had something unexpected happen to you? I wonder how you respond to unexpected things? Follow along as we read from 2 Kings 5 and see the unexpected ways God is at work in the life of a man named Naaman -- changing not just his outsides but his insides, too. Come! Let's pray and ponder. Together.

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I wonder what silence sounds like to you? I wonder what you hear in the silence? Follow along as we read from 1 Kings, the Psalms, and the Gospel of Mark and see and hear how God speaks. Come! Let's listen and talk to God as we pray and ponder. Together.

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I wonder if you've ever seen something so powerful that it changed the way you thought about things? I wonder if it changed what -- or rather who -- you put your trust in? Follow along as we read 1 Kings 18 from the Old Testament and witness the power of God and how His power changed the hearts of those who worshiped something else other than God. Come! Let's pray and ponder. Together.

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I wonder if you've ever taken a wrong turn and gotten lost? What did you do when you discovered that you were not where you needed to be? Today's story shows us where to turn -- to whom we should turn -- when we see how our "wrong turns" land us in a place where we should not be. Follow along as we read Numbers 20-21 from the Old Testament and reflect on what it means that the Lord always makes a way to save us. Come! Let's pray and ponder. Together.

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I wonder if you've seen a situation differently from others because of what you believe? In today's story, we'll see how Joshua and Caleb see things differently because of what they believe about WHO God is -- loving and kind, trustworthy and true, a faithful promise maker and promise keeper. I wonder what you'll -- uh -- SPY as you listen today? Follow along as we read parts of Numbers 13:1-14:38 from the Old Testament and reflect on what it means to trust God and enter his rest. Come! Let's pray and ponder. Together.

Have you ever noticed a shadow that made you wonder what the actual thing making the shadow was like? In today's story, we'll take a look at God's love for his people and how laying out the best ways to live show us who God is AND create a shadow that hints at his ultimate rescue of his precious people. I wonder what you'll notice -- as a shadow or in full -- as you listen today? Follow along as we read parts of the Old and New Testament and reflect on the rules and laws that God laid out in Exodus and Leviticus. Come! Let's pray and ponder. Together.

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