[Sunday] Physically Empty - Entrusted
Questions for the Week
Share a time when someone’s empty words hurt you.
Read 2 Timothy 3:1-17. What does Paul say about those people who use hurtful words? How is the folly of those hurtful people on full display?
How does the voice of Jesus differ from those empty words?
Action Item: Find a way to be physically present with someone and share some hope with them.
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What Had happened at Grace this week.
Earlier this year, we received an urgent request for food aid in Haiti. Thanks to your support, we provided the funds to buy rice, oil, and other essentials.
A study through Joel 2:18–3:21 explored God’s call to heartfelt repentance, His promise to restore, and His just judgment on nations that commodify and oppress people, contrasting worldly power with God’s care for the humble.
From manna in the wilderness to the groceries in your cart, discover how God actively provides for us through Jesus and the vocation of others.
This week in our study of Joel, we explored chapters 1 and 2, discussing how the prophet uses the imagery of a devastating locust plague to represent a coming judgment, call God's people to heartfelt repentance, and promise profound restoration and the outpouring of His Spirit.
The Creed cuts through the noise of our own unworthiness to name us as 'good' creatures, loved by a God who honors our flesh and blood enough to redeem it, not just replace it.
We are dusting off the Catechism to discover that the Creed is not just a list of principles to memorize, but a testimony of a God who created, redeemed, and sanctified you.
The Creed reveals a God who made His love real by becoming human to be with us in our greatest sorrows and our loudest joys.