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Daily Noonday Prayer

4/27/2020

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NOONDAY PRayer
Join us each weekday at Noon on Zoom for 15 minutes. Hear the Scripture readings of the day, listen in or join in on prayer, and connect to other human faces from Vox.
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Seven Words: Spirit

4/25/2020

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The final installment in our Lent teaching series about the seven statements Jesus makes from the cross. Jon Bowles (Beggars Table) joins our pastor Rustin Smith to reflect on this in-depth series finale. Join us Sunday morning on Zoom and use the prayers and discussion guide below on this page. Enjoy!
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Prayers

Worthy is the Lamb that was slaughtered
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might
and honor and glory and blessing! 
                 —Revelation 5:12, NRSV

Christ died for all, in order that they who are alive may live no longer for themselves but for him who died for them and rose again. For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord.

I ask your prayers of thanksgiving, giving God praise and glory for all good things that have come from God into our lives. Let us give thanks.

If, then, any are in Christ, they are a new creation; the former things have passed away: behold, they are made new. For God, who commanded light to shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts, to give enlightenment concerning the knowledge of the glory of God, shining on the face of Christ Jesus. 
I ask your prayers for those in your life who walk apart from a connection to God or the church. Let us lift up the names of those we carry in our hearts to God’s care. (Say names aloud).

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk, then, as children of light, for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and justice and truth, and test what is well pleasing to God.
I invite your prayers of repentance. To admit what hurts, what you have participated in that takes you or others away from the love of God. Let us confess our sin, by what we have done and by what we have left undone, entrusting our true selves to God’s mercy.

For if we live, we live to the Lord, or if we die, we die to the Lord. Whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. You were buried together with Christ in baptism, and in him also you rose again through faith in the working of God who raised him from the dead. Whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. “Death is swallowed up in victory! O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” Thanks be to God, who has given us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.  Amen.

—based on Romans 14:8; 1 Corinthians 15:54-55; 2 Corinthians 4:6; 5:15, 17; Ephesians 5:8-10; Colossians 2:12

​Jesus said reminded us that all the earth is God’s when he said, “Freely you have received, so freely give.”
So let us pray:
Father, you are an abundant giver.
There is nothing that I have that you have not given me.
The way of your kingdom is the way of generosity.
Help me to honor you with my resources.
Free me from the deceit of riches.
Lead me on the path of generosity.
For your glory, Lord, for the abundance of my own life and for the sake of others.  
AMEN.
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Discussion Guide

Watch this weeks video (or listen to the audio podcast), Seven Words: Spirit, a conversation between Jon Bowles (Pastor, Beggars Table), and Rustin Smith (Pastor, Vox Dei Community).

Before you read, pray, or speak, take some slow deep breaths. Remember God breathed life into humans. God's kingdom is everlasting and unshakable.

Reflect on Luke 23:44-46. Pay attention to what stands out to you.
It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said this, he breathed his last.

"Spirit" is the deepest part of us (synonymous in Scripture with "heart" or "will"). What does it mean to commit (commend, bequeath) one's spirit to God?

How do you think/feel about the idea of "control" as it works in your life? 

How did the diagram of the true self, false self, and place of abiding hit you? How do you think about the true and false self in your life? How do you get perspective to see yourself as God sees you, apart from the roles you play, or the achievements and failures you associate yourself with?

What do you think of the idea that Jesus' seven words from the cross make a good map for us to find our way out of being trapped in the false self?

Do you identify your current portion of the journey with any of the seven words?
1. Forgive (giving or receiving forgiveness)
“Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” - Luke 23:34
2. Paradise (ordering and naming our desires rightly)
“Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” - Luke 23:43
3. Behold (taking our place in the family of God)
“Woman, behold thy son!”... “Behold thy mother!” - John 19:26-27
4. Forsaken (entering the dark night of the soul)
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” - Matthew 27:46
5. Thirst (acknowledging our vulnerability)
“I thirst.” - John 19:28
6. Finished (completing the work God has for us)
“It is finished.” - John 19:30
7. Spirit (Letting go and surrendering to God)
“Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.” - Luke 23:46
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Fruit of the Spirit: Kindness and Goodness

4/22/2020

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Levi shares some ways we can cultivate kindness and goodness during this new season of life for us all. ​
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Daily Noonday Prayer

4/20/2020

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Noon Prayer
Join us Monday thru Friday at Noon for 15 minutes of Scripture and prayer. Participate or just listen in!
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Seven Words: Finished

4/18/2020

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Rustin Smith continues a conversation with Jon Bowles (pastor, Beggars Table) about the sixth word of Jesus from the cross: "It is finished." Enjoy the conversation, then return to this page for prayers and a discussion guide for your group or personal use.
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Prayers

Christ died for all, in order that they who are alive may live no longer for themselves but for him who died for them and rose again. For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord.

I ask your prayers of thanksgiving, giving God praise and glory for all good things that have come from God into our lives. Let us give thanks.

If, then, any are in Christ, they are a new creation; the former things have passed away: behold, they are made new. For God, who commanded light to shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts, to give enlightenment concerning the knowledge of the glory of God, shining on the face of Christ Jesus. 

I ask your prayers for those in your life who walk apart from a connection to God or the church. Let us lift up the names of those we carry in our hearts to God’s care. (Say names aloud).

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk, then, as children of light, for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and justice and truth, and test what is well pleasing to God.

I invite your prayers of repentance. To admit what hurts, what you have participated in that takes you or others away from the love of God. Let us confess our sin, by what we have done and by what we have left undone, entrusting our true selves to God’s mercy.

For if we live, we live to the Lord, or if we die, we die to the Lord. Whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. You were buried together with Christ in baptism, and in him also you rose again through faith in the working of God who raised him from the dead. Whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. “Death is swallowed up in victory! O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” 

Thanks be to God, who has given us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen.

—based on Romans 14:8; 1 Corinthians 15:54-55; 2 Corinthians 4:6; 5:15, 17; Ephesians 5:8-10; Colossians 2:12

Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen us in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep us in eternal life.  Amen.

Give Online

Father, you are an abundant giver.
There is nothing that I have that you have not given me.
The way of your kingdom is the way of generosity.
Help me to honor you with my resources.
Free me from the deceit of riches.
Lead me on the path of generosity.
For your glory, Lord, for the abundance of my own life and for the sake of others.  
AMEN.​
Give Online

Discussion Guide

Before you read or pray, take some slow deep breaths. Remember God breathed life into humans.

Reflect on John 19:30, receptive to God. Pay attention to what stands out to you.

Meditate on Christ’s words: “It is finished.” What is (or feels) unfinished in your life right now?

What stuck with you from the video conversation? Why?

How do you think about the relationship between who you are and what you do?

In what way is our ‘work’ important?

Read John 17:4 and John 13:1. How do these reveal Jesus’s sense of his “work.”

Discuss: “Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.” - Sydney Harris

What comes to mind when you are challenged by the story of Rabbi Zusya? What would it mean for 'you' to be 'you' faithfully before God?
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Behind the scenes

4/16/2020

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Take a quick look behind the scenes of what it takes to produce our Virtual Vox content with Jonathan Klee, our Director of Missional Outreach and Building Manager. 
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Fruit of the Spirit: Patience

4/15/2020

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Levi shares some ways we can cultivate patience during this new season of life for us all. ​
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Daily Noon Prayer

4/12/2020

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Daily Noon PRayer on Zoom
Join us each weekday at noon for 15 minutes of Scripture and prayer. Come to find your center, be encouraged, and be sent back into your day with peace and confidence.
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Join us for Easter: Resurrection Sunday Online!

4/11/2020

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Join us at 10:30 for an Easter Sunday Zoom gathering. We will sing, hear Scripture read, and celebrate communion online. Grab some bread and wine (or any substitute you have around: crackers and water can work!), and have them nearby for a virtual communion during our gathering.​
10:30 Zoom Service

Listen to our Good Friday Worship with Pip & Amanda Whitney
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Fruit of the Spirit: Peace

4/9/2020

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Levi shares some ways we can cultivate peace during this new season of life for us all. 
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