The voice of one calling, like comfort to us all. That voice of comfort does not come from high pyramids or silver stones or fancy horses but from the wilderness.
QUESTIONS FOR THE WEEK: Wilderness Voice
When you think of the voice calling from the wilderness and John the Baptist as that voice, what do you think of when you hear wilderness?
Read Mark 1:1-13. John the Baptist is that Voice from the wilderness, and Jesus goes into the wilderness after being baptized. What do you think the wilderness means at the beginning of the Gospel of Mark?
Read Isaiah 40:1-8. Why do you think this passage begins with “Comfort, comfort” before talking about the wilderness?
What are those places of struggle that God can give you a voice of good news for your neighbors?
What Had happened at Grace this week.
Stewardship can be something that we overcomplicate. Keep it Simple; Jesus has saved you.
Let’s rediscover the beauty of God's uncomplicated gift of salvation and how it frees us to joyfully participate in His work.
We often get in our own way, making salvation, giving, and all the ways God is involved in our lives more complicated than they need to be. Keep it simple; Jesus has saved you.
The Almighty God who created us placed us in families.
God commands us to honor our parents and others in authority by our words and deeds.