Mark Charters 6, 7, and 8: Read by Kristine Kisman, Paul & Jill Schroeder, and Kathy Nichols

Mark Chapters 3, 4, and 5: Read by Diane Snodgrass, Steve Ecker, and Kristine Kisman

Mark Chapters 1 and 2, read by Jesse Kisman and Sarah Macky.

We kick off our new series by examining just what is a household. We look at what Joshua meant when he said, ‘as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD’ (Josh 24:15).  Lastly, we see just how important households are in God’s grand story.

We concluded our summer adventure though the Psalms by examining the book’s final chapter: Psalm 150. In it, we find a call to praise. Urging us to continually praise God, for not only is God the God of the cosmic and massive. But God is also the God over the small moments in each of our lives. That is certainly worthy of our praise!

This week, we examine the first of the Psalms of Ascent: Psalm 120. We discuss how that, if let on our own, we would just about always make things worse for ourselves. But, if we can continually choose to surrender our sinful nature to God, then we will be well on our way toward our own ascent toward salvation!

We continue our ‘P’summer of Psalms series by diving into Psalm 118. This Psalm holds a special place in both Jewish and Christian thought. It is easy to see why! We walk through the psalm pondering what it might have meant for Jesus, as he sang it on the very night be was betrayed.

This week, we continue our ‘p’summer of psalms by looking at Psalm 22. There, we examine the idea of lament. Can we lament against God? Why do we often want to lament to God? We close by showing that Jesus, in his last moments, gave us an example of what lament looks like.

This week, we kick off our ‘P’summer of Psalms by briefly talking about the book of Psalms as a whole. Then we dive into Psalm 1. There we see just how impactfully it acts as an intro to the entire book. We explore the question the poet asks us: ‘who are we going to take advice from?’

Join us for a time of reflection and prayer. We are all feeling a little screen tired so instead of watching an online sermon, this morning I want us to go outside and spend some time with God. In this guide, I will lead you through some of the psalms and encourage you to use your 5 sense to engage with the wonderful world our God has created.