Sunday, September 24, 2017

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Our readings for 26rd Sunday of Ordinary Time are:
  1. Ezekiel 18:25-28
  2. Psalms 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-0
  3. Philippians 2: 1-11
  4. Matthew 21: 28-32
  • My brother's keeper
    • If death awaits the evil ones, and we see someone we know straying, how responsible are we to try and warn them?
    • How do we do that without sounding sanctimonious, holier-than-thou, or worse, like some sort of weird cult?
    • Would we appreciate it if someone close to us tried to steer us clear of wrong doing?
    • Isn't there someone holier than I am who can do that sort of thing?
  • Sure-fire successful prayer is easy
    • Have you ever prayed for something really hard, and felt that God wasn't hearing you?
    • Do you think that there are some prayers that God pays better attention to than others?
    • What are the effects of prayer in our lives?
    • Are all of those effects equally important?
    • How does God decide which prayers to answer?
  • Servant leadership
    • Who are some great leaders that you have had in your life?
    • What made them great?
    • I daresay, your great leader did not do a lot to draw attention to themselves.  Why is that?
    • Would the same qualities of leadership apply within the Church?
  • Walk the talk
    • Do you have any sort of a process for hearing God's voice in your life?
    • Do you have anyone that you can go to with tough decisions?
    • Have you ever changed your mind about an invitation that God gave hou?
Preparation for Reconciliation:
  1. Do I love my brother/sister in God enough to accept correction from them?
  2. What do I know of God's character?  Do I let that shape my prayer?
  3. How am I serving others?
  4. What moves me to change my mind?  Is it God's prompting, or something else?
Shalom!


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