A method for breaking open the Gospel, these prompts propose a pathway to peace as we pursue a purposeful life with Jesus Christ, our Prince of Peace.
“Pondering With Prompts” breaks open the Gospel each week with you in a way that helps you to reflect on how God’s Word can apply to your every day life. It will highlight specific points in the Gospel and give you questions to ponder. You can use these prompts in private prayer, with your family during dinner, over coffee with a friend, in a faith-sharing group, or wherever two or three are gathered in His name.
In preparation for August 27, 2023
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 the Christ, the...
In Preparation for August 6, 2023
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...
In Preparation for July 16, 2023
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...
In Preparation for June 18, 2023
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...
In Preparation for May 14, 2023
Lead in #1: Jesus promised the disciples that the Spirit would reveal himself to them. So it is for us. Through the Spirit, Christ reveals himself to us. Spiritual writer and storyteller Paula D’Arcy puts it this way, “God comes to you disguised as your life.” Prompt...
In Preparation for May 7, 2023
Pondering with Prompts John 14:1-12 May 7, 2023 Lead in #1: Jesus said to his disciples, “Do not let your hearts be troubled… have faith.” Our hearts can be troubled and concerned about many things these days. There are the everyday things like the rising cost of...