DAY 5 – Friday Daily devotional Read Mark 4:5-6, 16-17; Luke 14:25-33; Romans 6:11 Ask What characterizes a person who is the “rocky ground” type soil? What does this look like in everyday life? How does one practically “consider” oneself “dead to sin but alive to God” in his/her life (see Romans 6:11)? Reflect – […]
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DAY 4 – Thursday Daily devotional Read Mark 4:4, 15; 1 Peter 5:8-9; 2 Corinthians 4:1-6 Ask What characterizes a person who is the soil along “the path”? What does this look like in everyday life? How does one practically “resist” the devil in his/her life? Reflect – The Soils (Part 1): The Path In […]
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DAY 3 – Wednesday Daily devotional Read Mark 4:3, 14; Isaiah 55:6-13; James 1:21 Ask What are some ways that God stoops to our level, so to speak, in order to teach us about his ways? Are you listening to all the ways that God is speaking to you? How could you grow to be […]
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DAY 2 – Tuesday Daily devotional Read Mark 4:9-12; Matthew 13:10-17; Isaiah 6:8-13 Ask What was Jesus’ point in quoting Isaiah? What is he trying to get across by using that as the reason for his parables? How do you depend upon the Holy Spirit as your teacher/helper when you read Scripture? Reflect – The […]
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DAY 1 – Monday Daily devotional Read Mark 4:1-3; Mark 4:33-34 Ask Why do you think Jesus spoke in parables so often? What are some modern-day examples of parables? What makes stories such an effective communication tool? Reflect – The Parables (Part 1) Many of us are familiar with the parables of Jesus—from the Good […]
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WEEK 1 This guide pairs with Mark 4:1-20 and the sermon preached at Chapel Hill on May 4-5. Written by Gunnar Tesdahl Gunnar lives in Gig Harbor with his wife and best friend Aimee. He was born and raised in Spokane, Washington, where he graduated from Whitworth University. He currently serves as Director of Worship […]
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DAY 7 – Sunday Daily devotional Read Acts 1- 2:4 Ask How is the Lord working in you by his Holy Spirit? Reflect So what happened after he ascended? Imagine if there wasn’t a sequel? What if the gospels ended and that was it or you read through the gospel of John and then turn […]
Forty-three years ago, Jan Coen decided that Christians ought to be doing more to care for poor and the hungry on our peninsula. She gathered a group of church and community leaders, and, together, they launched FISH Food Bank. The “fish” in the title is a not-at-all subtle reference to the ancient sign of the […]
DAY 6 – Saturday Daily devotional Read Luke 24:27-53 Ask Jesus left a legacy. What does that mean to you? Reflect I was asked to sing at a memorial of a person I didn’t know. At one point in the service, they played a voice recording of the woman who had died. It was a […]
DAY 5 – Friday Daily devotional Read Baptism: Mark 16:16, Luke 23:40-43, Luke 3:16, Matt. 28:18-20 Ask What is baptism? Why do we do it? Reflect How many times in verse 16 does it say “believe”? Two times. We can glance at this scripture with a casual eye and think it’s saying “sinners must be […]