Live the Word

A brief introduction to the St Paul's Epistle to Titus. A supplement to our new series: Live the Word.

Christian responds to the three questions Steve asked at the end of Live the Word Episode #37. THREE QUESTIONS: 1. Is there something you love more than God Himself? 2. How solid and substantial are you? 3. What are you doing to become more substantial?

This is the last episode of Live the Word. What comes next in your spiritual life? Sunday of All Saints. Readings: HEBREWS 11:33-40; 12:1-2 MATTHEW 10:32-33; 37-38; 19:27-30 INTRO TO MATTHEW INTRO TO HEBREWS THREE QUESTIONS: 1. Is there something you love more than God Himself? 2. How solid and substantial are you? 3. What are you doing to become more substantial?

Christian responds to the three questions Steve asked at the end of Live the Word Episode #36. THREE QUESTIONS: 1. Are you thirsting for God? 2. Are you trying to satisfy your thirst with other things? 3. How can you be a prophetic voice in your school, your neighborhood, your own family?

For centuries, the world waited for a prophet to speak God’s word. On Pentecost, we got more than we could have ever imagined. Pentecost. Readings: ACTS 2:1-11 JOHN 7:37-52; 8:12 INTRO TO JOHN INTRO TO ACTS THREE QUESTIONS: 1. Are you thirsting for God? 2. Are you trying to satisfy your thirst with other things? 3. How can you be a prophetic voice in your school, your neighborhood, your own family?

Christian responds to the three questions Steve asked at the end of Live the Word Episode #35. THREE QUESTIONS: 1. Are you close to any saints? 2. How’s your prayer rule doing? 3. Do you know anyone that needs to be lifted to God in prayer?

Christ doesn't leave us. He brings all His saints together in His Kingdom. Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council. Readings: ACTS 20:16-18, 28-36 JOHN 17:1-13 INTRO TO JOHN INTRO TO ACTS THREE QUESTIONS: 1. Are you close to any saints? 2. How’s your prayer rule doing? 3. Do you know anyone that needs to be lifted to God in prayer?

Christian responds to the three questions Steve asked at the end of Live the Word Episode #34. THREE QUESTIONS: 1. Where in your life is God waiting to make His glory known? 2. How have you already experienced the Lord making you new? 3. How have you closed your heart to the truth of God?

“Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” (Acts 16:31) Sunday of the Blind Man. Readings: ACTS 16:16-34 JOHN 9:1-38 INTRO TO JOHN INTRO TO ACTS THREE QUESTIONS: 1. Where in your life is God waiting to make His glory known? 2. How have you already experienced the Lord making you new? 3. How have you closed your heart to the truth of God?

Christian responds to the three questions Steve asked at the end of Live the Word Episode #33. THREE QUESTIONS: 1. Do you take Jesus seriously when He promises to satisfy your thirst, or are you still drinking from wells that run dry? 2. What kind of ideas do you have about how God is supposed to behave? 3. Do you have the patience and courage to really sit with Christ?

"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." (Matthew 28:19) Sunday of the Samaritan Woman. Readings: ACTS 11:19-30 JOHN 4:5-42 INTRO TO JOHN INTRO TO ACTS THREE QUESTIONS: 1. Do you take Jesus seriously when He promises to satisfy your thirst, or are you still drinking from wells that run dry? 2. What kind of ideas do you have about how God is supposed to behave? 3. Do you have the patience and courage to really sit with Christ?

Christian responds to the three questions Steve asked at the end of Live the Word Episode #32. THREE QUESTIONS: 1. What struggle or difficulty have you been carrying around for what seems like forever? 2. What things are you tempted to put your trust in instead of Christ? 3. What are the good works that you might be tempted to take credit for?

"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." (Matthew 28:19) Sunday of the Samaritan Woman. Readings: ACTS 11:19-30 JOHN 4:5-42 INTRO TO JOHN INTRO TO ACTS THREE QUESTIONS: 1. Do you take Jesus seriously when He promises to satisfy your thirst, or are you still drinking from wells that run dry? 2. What kind of ideas do you have about how God is supposed to behave? 3. Do you have the patience and courage to...

Christ didn't simply heal a paralyzed man. He transformed him: both physically and spiritually. Sunday of the Paralytic. Readings: ACTS 9:32-42 JOHN 5:1-15 INTRO TO JOHN INTRO TO ACTS THREE QUESTIONS: 1. What struggle or difficulty have you been carrying around for what seems like forever? 2. What things are you tempted to put your trust in instead of Christ? 3. What are the good works that you might be tempted to take credit for?

Christian responds to the three questions Steve asked at the end of Live the Word Episode #31. THREE QUESTIONS: 1. Do you ever feel like a minor character in God’s plan? 2. How do you strive to honor both your soul and your body? 3. What do you do when you realize you’ve reached your limits?

This week we focus on people that might seem like "minor" characters in the Gospel story: people like the Myrrhbearing Women. But in the Church, no job is too small and no person is unimportant. Sunday of the Myrrhbearing Women. Readings: ACTS 6:1-7 MARK 15:43-47; 16:1-8 INTRO TO MARK INTRO TO ACTS THREE QUESTIONS: 1. Do you ever feel like a minor character in God’s plan? 2. How do you strive to honor both your soul and your body? 3. What do you do when you realize you’ve reached your limits?

Christian responds to the three questions Steve asked at the end of Live the Word Episode #30. THREE QUESTIONS: 1. Does your faith need reassurance at this point in time? 2. Have you brought this need to the Lord in prayer? 3. Have there been times in your life when you’ve experienced a sign or wonder?

We normally associate Thomas with doubt. Is that really fair? And what does that mean about our doubts? Sunday of Thomas. Readings: ACTS 5:12-20 JOHN 20:19-31 INTRO TO JOHN INTRO TO ACTS THREE QUESTIONS: 1. Does your faith need reassurance at this point in time? 2. Have you brought this need to the Lord in prayer? 3. Have there been times in your life when you’ve experienced a sign or wonder?

Christian responds to the three questions Steve asked at the end of Live the Word Episode #29. THREE QUESTIONS: 1. Do you find that you tend to favor "private" or "public" Christian life? 2. How do you hope that the Holy Spirit can fill what’s lacking in you? 3. What are you most excited about eating on Pascha?

From the very beginning, Jesus Christ has been calling His followers to witness to Him and His Resurrection. Will you answer the call? Pascha. Readings: ACTS 1:1-8 JOHN 1:1-17 INTRO TO JOHN INTRO TO ACTS THREE QUESTIONS: 1. Do you find that you tend to favor "private" or "public" Christian life? 2. How do you hope that the Holy Spirit can fill what’s lacking in you? 3. What are you most excited about eating on Pascha?