Teaching Archives

GodSpeak: Lectionary – Thanksgiving Week

Back to the Lectionary Thanksgiving Week Daily Devotional/Group Discussion Questions   Get a glimpse of what it means to live a life of giving thanks—one permeated by a grateful heart that overflows to others.   Daily prayer: Look up the words to the hymn “Come Thou Fount”. Pick a different verse to sing and pray … Read more

Teachings: Lectionary – Pentecost 23

Lectionary: Pentecost 23 Daily Devotional/Group Discussion Questions   We are not called to live idly, but rather to live as followers of Christ: risk takers, merciful and loving. This week, see what we are called to while we wait for the Lord’s second coming.   Daily prayer: Pray through Philippians 1:21. What does this verse … Read more

GodSpeak: Lectionary Pentecost 24

Back to the Lectionary Pentecost 24 Daily Devotional/Group Discussion Questions   We are not called to live idly, but rather to live as followers of Christ: risk takers, merciful and loving. This week, we will look at what it means to prepare for Christ’s second coming by looking at how characters in the Old Testament … Read more

GodSpeak: Lectionary – All Saints Day

Back to the Lectionary Daily Devotional/Group Discussion Questions   All Saints Day is not a day to pray to the saints, through them, or for them. Rather, it is a day to remember them. Who is regarded as a Saint?   Daily exercise and prayer: Find the lyrics to “For All the Saints”. Find a … Read more

GodSpeak: Lectionary – Pentecost 23

Lectionary: Pentecost 23 Daily Devotional/Group Discussion Questions   We are not called to live idly, but rather to live as followers of Christ: risk takers, merciful and loving. This week, see what we are called to while we wait for the Lord’s second coming.   Daily prayer: Pray through Philippians 1:21. What does this verse … Read more

GodSpeak: Lectionary – All Saints Day

Back to the Lectionary Daily Devotional/Group Discussion Questions   All Saints Day is not a day to pray to the saints, through them, or for them. Rather, it is a day to remember them. Who is regarded as a Saint?   Daily exercise and prayer: Find the lyrics to “For All the Saints”. Find a … Read more

GodSpeak: Reformation 500 Part II

Reformation 500 Part 2 Daily Devotional/Group Discussion Questions   Martin Luther fought the catholic church so that all people might have access to Scripture, prayer, and the sacraments. Imagine your life without these things. That was reality in Luther’s time! This week, see how we have access freely to God through Christ, the Mediator.   … Read more

GodSpeak: Reformation 500 Part I

Reformation 500 Part 1 Daily Devotional/Group Discussion Questions Martin Luther is known primarily for nailing the 95 theses onto the All Saints Church doors in Wittenberg, Germany on October 31, 1517. Over the next couple of weeks, learn from Luther and see how what he did reflects Christ and propels us to do the same. … Read more

Back to the Basics: Fruit

Back to the Basics – Fruit Daily Devotional/Group Discussion Questions Throughout Scripture, fruit is used to illustrate a gift given. That gift is typically eternal life, if the fruit is good, or fruit can represent something very rotten. What fruit are you bearing? This week, see the Gardener in His vineyard, and how He cares … Read more

Back to the Basics – Honey

Back to the Basics – Honey Daily Devotional/Group Discussion Questions Add it to your toast, tea, biscuits… What is so sweet as honey? During Bible times, Honey was highly prized and denoted delight. When I think of something sweet, I often think of the delight of honey. This week, experience the sweetness of God’s goodness … Read more