DISCOVER MORE : TOGETHER
Our weekly devotional content ties back to the worship themes and scriptures from the previous Sunday. Dig deeper into what the Word and the message mean to you, and explore how you can deepen your walk with Christ through these resources.
In addition to the devotional resources, the "5 Minutes with God" sections are like spiritual snacks; small, quick, easy connections you can make as you go about your busy life.
Summer Worship Series
This summer, our worship series invites us to a journey where the extraordinary breaks into the ordinary, and divine possibilities emerge in unexpected places.
The Gospel of Luke presents a Savior who brings good news to the poor and broken, welcomes the outsider, and gives hope to the weary. Luke reveals a God whose love opens doors and transforms lives. Each week we will explore a different passage that will challenge assumptions and invite us to imagine the possibilities of what God can do in us, among us, and through us.
Whether it's the possibility of forgiveness, healing, calling, or new life, we are reminded that the kingdom of God is always breaking in—often quietly, sometimes radically, but always with grace.
Weekly Devotion
7-20-25
The Possibility of Being Fully Present
Intro to the Readings: Jesus values being present as much as doing – a countercultural possibility. Mary and Martha struggle with the intentionality of serving Jesus and learning at the feet of Jesus. From their different styles of service they must dialog with what is expected of them from society and what Jesus is empowering them to do for the world. The possibilities to discover the Good News requires us to be fully present and welcome the depth of a relationship with God and one another.
Colossians 1:15-28
15 [Christ Jesus] is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation,16 for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers—all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything. 19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20 and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross. 21 And you who were once estranged and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, 22 he has now reconciled in his fleshly body through death, so as to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable before him, 23 provided that you continue securely established and steadfast in the faith, without shifting from the hope promised by the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven. I, Paul, became a minister of this gospel. 24 I am now rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am completing what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church. 25 I became its minister according to God’s commission that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, 26 the mystery that has been hidden throughout the ages and generations but has now been revealed to his saints. 27 To them God chose to make known how great among the gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 28 It is he whom we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone in all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ.
Luke 10:38-42
38 Now as [Jesus and his disciples] went on their way, he entered a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him. 39 She had a sister named Mary, who sat at Jesus’s feet and listened to what he was saying. 40 But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, so she came to him and asked, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her, then, to help me.” 41 But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things, 42 but few things are needed—indeed only one. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.”
Discussion Prompts:
1. Share your highs and lows with one another.
2. Are you more of a “Mary” or a “Martha” in your faith life?
3. What does it mean to be fully present with God and others?
4. When have you chosen “presence” over “productivity?”
5. Close in Prayer: God of all creation, we give you thanks for the time we have shared with one another. We ask for your strength and wisdom in the days ahead. Hold our stories in your loving hands of compassion. Lord in your mercy we pray. Amen
Weekly Devotion
July 13
Possibility of Mercy
Intro to the Readings: Generations after generations are connected between the Hebrew scripture and the gospel passage that remains today in our time, a shared vision and mission for all disciples. Giving way to loving the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, strength, and mind reveals endless possibilities to extend mercy to all neighbors.
Deuteronomy 6:4-9
4 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6 Keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart.
7 Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise. 8 Bind them as a sign on your hand, fix them as an emblem on your forehead, 9 and write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
Luke 10:25-37
25 An expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?” 27 He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind and your neighbor as yourself.” 28 And he said to him, “You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live.”
29 But wanting to vindicate himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and took off, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. 32 So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan while traveling came upon him, and when he saw him he was moved with compassion. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, treating them with oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him, and when I come back I will repay you whatever more you spend.’
36 Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?” 37 He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”
Discussion Prompts:
1. Share your highs and lows with one another.
2. How would you define “neighbor” in your current context?
3. When have you experienced mercy from someone unexpected?
4. What does it look like to love God with all your heart, soul, strength, and mind?
5. Close in Prayer: God of all creation, we give you thanks for the time we have shared with one another. We ask for your strength and wisdom in the days ahead. Hold our stories in your loving hands of compassion. Lord in your mercy we pray. Amen
