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When was the last time you had a moment where you felt compelled to say, "Thank you, God?"
Questions for Today:
What are you currently struggling with? Is the struggle between you and God? If so, what is the gift that God is trying to give/teach you through it?
"Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden." Genesis 3:8, NIV
Questions for Today:
When was the last time you went on a walk?
What did you notice about God on your walk?
“The Mystery of God as Trinity invites us into a dynamism, a flow, a relationship, a waterwheel of love. The Mystery says God is a verb much more than a noun. God as Trinity invites us into a participatory experience.”
—Richard Rohr
“May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.”
~2 Corinthians 13:14, NIV
Question for Today: What faith connection does the Trinity create for you?
Questions for Today:
What breaks your heart?
What drives you crazy or makes you righteously angry?
Question For Today: What would you do in your life if you had no fear?
Question for Today:
"What might it mean for you to mature by entering the painful reality of your losses rather than avoiding them?" (Scazzero, 2008, p. 110)
"We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ."
2 Corinthians 10:5, NIV
Question for Today:
What do you do with the thoughts you have about other people?
"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others."
Philippians 2:3-4, NIV
Question for Today:
How are you humbly looking to the interests of others in your life?
"The simple believes everything, but the prudent gives thought to their steps."
Proverbs 14:15, NIV
"Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
John 8:32
"So have no fear of them, for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known."
Matthew 10:26
Question for Today:
How can we approach conspiracy theories with love and compassion while remaining rooted in truth and love?
"But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you."
Matthew 5:44, NIV
Question for Today:
When did you last try to find the divine image in another person?
Connection w/ Others
Ephesians 3:14-21
Question for Today:
What sticks out to you concerning Paul's prayer for the Ephesians, and how does it connect to how you pray for others?
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Matthew 11:28-30, NIV
Questions for Today:
How do you view your woundedness? How has it motivated you in your choice of profession?
There is a connection that Jesus makes in John 5:41-44 connecting our faith with the love of God in our hearts.
Question for Today:
Are the decisions in your life bringing you more of God's love?
Connection w/ God.
Colossians 1:15-20, MSG
Question for today:
What sticks out to you about the connection between God and Jesus from the Colossians passage?
Connection w/ God
“He says, ‘Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”
Pslam 46:10, NIV
The ultimate connection is found in the relationship/connection between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
When we love we are connecting people to God.
"So, God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them."
Genesis 1:27, NIV
Question for Today:
What is stopping you from loving more?
When we are thinking about God let us use the word mystery instead of confusion.
"Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love."
1 John 4:8, NIV
Question for Today:
What is it like for you when you hear “God is love”?
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts."
Isaiah 55:8-9, NIV
Question for Today:
How do you find comfort in God when you are confused with life?
"Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. The commandments, 'You shall not commit adultery,' 'You shall not murder,' 'You shall not steal,' 'You shall not covet,' and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' Love does no harm to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law" (Romans 13:8-10, TNIV).
Question for Today:
What has been something you have found in scripture, in a sermon, or from a life experience that has become a faith connection?
Today, I am reading a Psalm that brings all three connections together. The connection we have with ourselves, with God, and with others. The more aware we are of these connections the more our faith with grow.
Passage today: Psalm 139:13-14, NIV & Psalm 139:13-16, MSG
Questions for today:
What connection sticks out to you from the Psalm passage?
We have connections with ourselves, with God, and with others. The more we are aware of the connections in life, the more our faith will grow.
Today's topic is focusing on the connections with ourselves.
What would your year look like if you made every Sunday a Sabbath like Easter?
Good Friday is actually coming face to face with our own grief - the place where God shows up and we see resurrection.
We get surprised by Joy when we connect the dots.
Question for Today:
How are you creating space this week to connect the dots with yourself, Jesus, and others?
Faith Connections is the name of our new weekly video series. Each video will be only a couple of minutes long and primarily focused on how our faith makes connections.