June 16, 2024
Bring Your Best | 2 Samuel 6:11-23
When God Shows Up
The Bible is often the story of how humans get things wrong. Thankfully, there are exceptions! David dancing before the ark of God is the story of the day—humans (mostly) got it right. This is a bright picture of worship. Worship is when God is honoured, and people come alive.
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- What pictures and stories come to mind when you think of worship?
- On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate your preparedness for worship? What specific actions could you take to prepare yourself for worship?
- What are you deeply passionate about? How can you channel this passion into your worship of the Living God? Share specific examples of how you could do this.
- In what ways and why did Michal miss out on worship? Explain how this story serves as a caution against carelessness or neglect in worship.
- Take time this week to worship outside of Sunday morning. Read Psalm 100, 46, 63, 65, or 66. Turn on some worship music and sing. Find a way to engage your body—dance, draw, paint, doodle, or lie outside on a cloudless night and count the stars.
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Recent Sermons
Like Our Rabbi Jesus has much to say about how life is intended to be lived. We’re always learning; that means, consciously or otherwise, we have teachers. Jesus warns that some teachers are dangerous! They are like the blind leading the blind. In the end, you will become like your teacher. Choose wisely.
Romans 12:1-2 - Jesus’ invitation is to follow him: to be with him, become like him, and do what he did. We surrender control to Jesus, resist the pattern of the world that shapes us, and rely on the power of the Holy Spirit for transformation.
Mark 1:16-18 -We begin our series on Practicing the Way—exploring how Jesus’ rhythms of prayer, fasting, solitude, and Sabbath invite ordinary people to grow in grace and intimacy with God
Acts 17:16-34 -Paul shares the hope of Jesus in everyday language, guiding seekers toward truth and showing where their search for God had gone astray.
Acts 13:1-5 -The first Christians had small groups! They knew, because Jesus modelled it, that we’re much better in groups than we are as individuals. The group that gathered in Antioch was diverse, zoned in on Jesus and figuring out how to be outward-facing. Your own group will want all that and more!
Acts 8:9-25 - Simon put on a good show (literally!), but his heart was full of bitterness. He wasn’t healthy and wasn’t taking the steps to be healthy. What about us today?
