Session 3 Sermon Script Throughout this retreat, we’ve been reflecting on what it means to “Be A Friend” by looking at Jesus’ relationship with his disciples. Jesus reached out to his disciples. He called them his friends, not his servants. Jesus served his disciples. He demonstrated his love by washing their feet. So, we tried […]
Be a Friend Session 2: Friend Serves
Session 2 Sermon Script Last night, we began reflecting on what it means to “Be A Friend”. Being a friend is more than just hanging out with those we like and are comfortable with. Being a friend is more than being with others who like what I like, who are similar to me. Rather, being […]
Be a Friend Session 1: Friend Reaches Out
Session 1 Sermon Script The theme for this retreat is, “Be A Friend”. Somehow, this theme came to me as soon as we finished our summer retreat last year. I thought it would be a fitting and relevant theme for us. We all need friends in our lives. Think about your friends. What would your […]
Keep the Sabbath Holy
Scripture Passage Exodus 20:8-11 8 “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner […]
Spiritual Practices: Listening
Scripture Passage 1 Kings 19:9b-18 And the word of the LORD came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?” 10 He replied, “I have been very zealous for the LORD God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to […]
Spiritual Practices: Fasting
Scripture Passage Esther 4:5-17 5 Then Esther summoned Hathak, one of the king’s eunuchs assigned to attend her, and ordered him to find out what was troubling Mordecai and why. 6 So Hathak went out to Mordecai in the open square of the city in front of the king’s gate. 7 Mordecai told him everything that had happened to […]
