The more we sin, the more grace we get. If some grace is good, more grace must be better. Does that mean that we should sin all the more so that grace may abound? Readings: Exodus 20:1-17; Romans 6:1-11; Matthew 5:17-26

Christ calls His Church together around His Word and Holy Sacraments. Through the Holy Spirit, this results in a unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Readings: 1 Kings 19:11-21; 1 Peter 3:8-15; Luke 5:1-11

All the struggles in life seem pretty pointless in the end. We're all going to die anyway, so what's the point at trying? St. Paul answers this sentiment in the Epistle lesson. Readings: Genesis 50:15-21; Romans 8:18-23; Luke 6:36-42

How do we humble ourselves before God? Is it all just mental and spiritual, or are there some physical elements to this humility? It reaches much farther than we typically think or act. Readings: Micah 7:18-20; 1 Peter 5:6-11; Luke 15:1-32

Christians are known by love, but how do we know what love is? Do we mean the same thing as the world when we speak of "love?" Readings: Proverbs 9:1-10; 1 John 3:13-18; Luke 14:15-24

Who is God? Does God love and care for me? These are the questions that the Church proudly answers on Trinity Sunday. Readings: Isaiah 6:1-7; Romans 11:33-36; John 3:1-17

What is the Holy Spirit's work? How do we know when we have the Holy Spirit? Readings: Genesis 11:1-9; Acts 2:1-21; John 14:23-31

Since Jesus died and defeated sin, death, and Hell, what do we do with suffering? What's the place of suffering in the new Christian life or in Christ's Church? Readings: Ezekiel 36:22-28; 1 Peter 4:7-11; John 15:26-16:4

Do not be mere hearers of the word, but also doers! What does that mean? How do we reconcile this teaching from James with the Holy Spirit's teaching from Romans and Ephesians? Readings: Numbers 21:4-9; James 1:22-27; John 16:23-33

What is the place of anger in the Christian life or in the Church? Readings: Isaiah 12:1-6; James 1:16-21; John 16:5-15