Join our discussion and discernment of Psalm 13 as we learn to talk to God in seasons of pain and disorientation.

Join our community in learning to pray Psalms of Orientation, Disorientation and New Orientation. Today, we learn to pray in seasons of Orientation, discerning David's prayer in Psalm 8.

We learn to pray with Jesus, declaring that God is on the move to reunite heaven and earth through prayer!

Our community discerns scripture together in the following way:

- Open Discussion on our initial observations/questions regarding what the passage is saying about God/Jesus/people/Creation and their interaction.

- A short sermon

- Open discussion as to what we are hearing and sensing Holy Spirit is speaking to us personally and corporately

Pastor John David and the New Creation ABQ community discern I Corinthians 15:58.

IN A WORLD ENTANGLED WITH POWER AND EMPIRE, WHERE DOES OUR TRUE ALLEGIANCE BELONG?

Drawing from Revelation 19 and 18, the New Creation ABQ community discuss and discern the seductive pull of Babylon. We ask how we might pledge our loyalty to the Lamb. In the face of competing kingdoms, we are called to resist with righteousness and find our place at the wedding feast of the Lamb.

Our Community Discernment of Scripture on Sundays is typically:

• Open Discussion: Initial Observations, Tensions, & Questions (5-10min).
• Proclamation/Sermon (10-20min)
• Open Discernment of Spirit/Response (5-10min)

Listen in on our community's discernment of Revelation 5 in which we see Jesus as the one who unleashes God's healing intention onto the world. The format of our time around scripture is:

We discuss the text

A short sermon is proclaimed

We discern our response

Listen to this week's synthesis of Sunday's "Beholding and Becoming" discussion.

Questions for Reflection:

• As a nation of "people filled w/expectation" and prone to deception, how can we point to the true Messiah?
• What might it mean for you personally to receive the good news of "fire" that Jesus brings?

You can access the "Beholding & Becoming" study guide we base our Sunday discussion on HERE

You can watch the VIDEO VERSION of Jesse's summary HERE

Listen in on Jesse's 8 min summary and synthesis of our community's prayerful conversation on Luke 2:22-40 which describes the beautiful encounter of the aging Simeon and Anna with young Jesus in the Temple.

In preparation for our conversation, we engage the practice of "beholding and becoming." You can download the guide at the link below.

Beholding & Becoming Reflection Guide