by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Dec 12, 2023 | Pondering With Prompts
John 1:6-8, 19-28 Lead in: The moon is not the light. It reflects the light of the sun. In the same way, John was not the light. He reflected the light of the one to come. Like John the Baptist, we can be a light that dispels the darkness. Prompt: As you go about your...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Dec 12, 2023 | Pondering With Prompts
Luke 1:26-38 Lead in: The angel appeared to Mary and said, “Hail full of grace. The Lord is with you.” Luke 1:28 In other words, Mary, you are full of grace. The beauty of the Lord shines through you. What if we could see that in ourselves, that we too are full of...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Aug 21, 2023 | Pondering With Prompts
MATTHEW 16:13-20 Lead in: Jesus was aware that people were speculating about who he might be. Some were thinking he was John the Baptist or some other prophet from of old. So, Jesus pressed the disciples, “Who do you say that I am?” It was Peter who spoke up, “You’re...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Aug 2, 2023 | Pondering With Prompts
Matthew 17:1-9 August 6, 2023 Lead in #1: What happened on the mountain that day is about more than Jesus being transfigured. As Peter, James, and John came to recognize the glory of the transfigured Christ, so can we come to recognize the more subtle hidden...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Jul 3, 2023 | Pondering With Prompts
Matthew 13:1-23 July 16, 2023 Lead in #1: When the crowds would press in on Jesus, a favorite mode of escape was a boat. Such is the case in Matthew 13. The crowds were pressing in, and a boat is his getaway plan. Then, once on the water the boat becomes his pulpit...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Jun 12, 2023 | Pondering With Prompts
Matthew 9:36 -10:8 June 18, 2023 Lead-in: One day when Jesus was preaching, he looked out and, “at the sight of the crowds, Jesus’ heart was moved with pity for them.” (Matthew 9) In effect, the sight of the crowd broke Jesus’ heart. Such was the compassion that...
