[Sunday] Await the Ornament
Questions for the week
Describe a time when you’ve been tempted to listen to voices to doubt God’s love for you.
In Isaiah, the King of Assyria is trying to convince God’s people to doubt God’s power and presence. What prayer does the king of God’s people pray? Read Isaiah 37:14-20.
What does he remember about God, even in this dark time?
Read Isaiah 37:21-38. How does God deliver his people from the King of Assyria?
Ultimately, how does God deliver you from the dark times in your life?
What Had happened at Grace this week.
During our February 11, 2026, study, we explored Amos chapters 3-5, where God challenges Israel's hypocrisy, condemning their social injustice and empty religious rituals while calling them to let justice and righteousness flow like a mighty stream.
The Holy Spirit uses ordinary community to do what "reason and strength" never could.
Guys night photos and Big Thinks to those who started Tons of Fun.
In our study of Amos, we explored God's judgment against nations for their social injustices and lack of compassion, revealing the timeless warning against seeking security in worldly power ("becoming Babylon") and the call to find our true identity in God's kingdom rather than in tribalism.
The angel’s specific message to tell the disciples and Peter reveals that Jesus is the Lord who refuses to let your failures cancel His promises.
We launched our study of Amos with an overview, read the book aloud, and discussed true worship expressed through justice and righteousness, Israel’s hypocrisy and idolatry, God’s judgment, and hope of restoration.
The Creed reveals the Church’s heartbeat is the forgiveness of sins, a gift which replaces our darkness with God's light and leads us to the ultimate feast of the resurrection.