Author: Oak Street Church

It’s only a couple verses this week but I think there is still plenty to think about in our passage. I hope you have a fruitful time of reflection.

Where and when might Jesus be calling you to follow him? What tends to keep you from following? What task is easy to leave in favor of following him?

How have you thought about temptation? Are you able to recognize times where you’ve overcome temptation and times where you’ve given in? What is encouraging to you about the temptation of Christ?

This week we are talking about Jesus’s baptism. This is the next section in the book of Matthew, which for those that are new, we will be going through. This is Matthew 3:13-17. Some questions for reflection this week are:

This week’s talk is a bit different, its an introduction to some of the historical context of Matthew as we begin our study of this book. Please read the book of Matthew this week in preparation for our on-going study.

We’ll be starting Matthew next week, for this week please reflect on how Christ meets Thomas where he is. Can we allow each other to experience grief and joy at our own pace, trusting that Christ will arrive in each

Where do I go or what do I do to feel alive? In what areas of my life am I needing to experience resurrection?  What things is God calling me into in order to experience life more fully? 

This week’s sermon can be summed up in the questions: Who do I think Jesus is? Do I let Jesus be bigger and different than I expect in my life and in the world?