Regular Sunday Worship Schedule
8:30 and 11:00 am
1:00 pm in Spanish
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Worship at Messiah
Sunday Worship August 31th at 8:30am or later
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Below are some questions to help you and your household reflect on the sermon:
- There is disappointment that can come when a deeply desired prayer, especially for healing, seems to go unanswered. Have you ever experienced a time when a prayer felt unheard, and how did you navigate that disappointment?
- Read Mark 11:12-25. Jesus described the temple as a "fruitless" institution that needed to be replaced. Can you think of something—perhaps a church, a leader, or a system—that you once put your faith in that you later realized was "fruitless" or failed you?
- Read Isaiah 56:6-7. What was supposed to happen on the temple mount? What was happening at the temple mount in the days of Jesus? How does Jesus ultimately destroy the temple and rebuild it in 3 days?
- God’s purpose of bringing forgiveness and life to the world through Jesus never stops or changes. How does that give you hope when the world seems to let you down? Who can you share that hope and forgiveness with who is going through a rough time today?
Sunday August 24th at 8:30 am or later
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Below are some questions to help you reflect on the sermon:
- Why is it so difficult to speak about personal failures, especially divorce, today?
- Read Mark 10:1-16. The Pharisees tried to use the scriptures on divorce as a “clobber verse” against Jesus. In what ways have we, or people we know, used scripture to judge others instead of showing grace?
- Jesus' teaching on marriage with the disciples contrasts their pursuit of greatness. How do you think our modern culture’s focus on success and perfection influences our view of marriage and relationships?
- Read Ephesians 5:21-33. Marriage is a reflection of Christ and the Church. What does this mean to you, and how does viewing a marriage in this light, change the way you might approach it, either your own or someone else's?
- Jesus welcoming the children is similar to us as the church welcoming those who have experienced "failure." How can our household be more welcoming to people who feel they have failed or been pushed away from God or the church?