Jonah 3:10 - 4:11Philippians 1:21-30Matthew 20: 1-16

Genesis 50:15-21Romans 14:1-12Matthew 18:21-35

1 Samuel 7:12

Ebenezer: Two words – Eben and Ezer

Ezer – helper, foxhole, clutch, emergency contactEben – stone or rock, ore, commonness – faithfulness in the every day.

Discipleship at TCC is people committed to the journey toward service, intentional relationship, and holding sacred space for themselves, one another, and the City of Milwaukee.

Service: taking who you are and what you have and working to benefit another. Intentional Relationships: We move toward people – friends, those in need, those who are different, enemies, etc. – we recognize the Imago Dei in ALL. Sacred Space: Establishing a sanctuary in our daily lives in which we come face to face with ourselves, God, and other people.

Romans 12:6-8

“We must demonstrate that we are the people of God by our actions, by our concern for the poor and the oppressed in our society. We must remove society’s blinders and replace them with Christ-like compassion for the poor. Without this manifestation of our faith, without this ‘proof,’ then our proclaimation is hollow.”

- John Perkins Beyond Charity

TCC’s Vision for this year: Commune with God. Connect with Others. Contribute with Service.

Jeremiah 15:15-21

Psalm 26:1-8

Matthew 16:21-28

Romans 12: 9-21

Matthew 16: 21-25

Romans 12: 9-21

1 Corinthians 13: 4-8

Luke 3:11

Isaiah 51:1-6

Romans 12: 1-8

Matthew 16:13-20

Philippians 2:4-7

“Idols are gods we can manage according to our own interests.”

~ Brian Zahnd

“The church has too often been an institution serving to crystalize and conserve the patterns of the crowd. The mere fact that slavery, segregation, war, and economic exploitation have been sanctioned by the church is a fit testimony to the fact that the church has too often conformed to the authority of the world rather than conforming to the authority of God.”

~ Martin Luther King Jr

1. Look Harder

- Conduct a "searching a fearless moral inventory."

- “How am I fanning the flame of the image of God in myself? Inothers? In the people I disagree with or don’t likea?”

- What are the three interests that are dominating the way I’m using my time?

- Is this to benefit primarily myself, or primarily others?

2. Practice repentance and confession

- T'shuvah - Return to the path

3. Cultivate solidarity

- “Solidarity is the union of kindred persons ‘arising from common responsibilities and interests, as between classes, peoples, or groups; community of interests, feelings, purposes, or action; social cohesion.’ Solidarity moves away from the false notion of disinterest, of doing for others in an altruistic fashion. Instead it is grounded in ‘common responsibilities and interests,’ which necessarily arouse shared feelings and lead to joint action.” - Ada Maria Isasi-Dias

4. Keep Going, in Love

Isaiah 56:1-8Psalm 67:1-7Matthew 15:10-28

“No amount of textual mastery can explain away the fact that Jesus called this woman a dog. Dogs were unclean; they were not pets and were often found picking through the garbage of a city dump. Jesus seems to have been genuinely surprised by this encounter with a Gentile woman.”

-- Kent Dobson, First-Century Study Bible

We are nothing less than a work in progress

Sacred text on post it notes.

We only speak of a world in pieces

Let's make a map of what matter most.

-- Sleeping At Last

1 Kings 19:9-18Psalm 85:8-13Romans 10:5-15Matthew 14:22-33

Exodus 34:24-292 Peter 1:13-21Luke 9:20-36Psalm 9:5-9

Isaiah 44: 6-8

Psalm 86:11-17

Romans 8: 12-25

Matthew 13:24-29, 36-43

Matthew 13: 34, Psalm 78:2

"The one who judges us most finally wil be the one who loves us fully" Frederick Buechner