Week One

Looking out with hope

SEEDS TO SOW: ‘WRITING A LETTER TO GOD*

Read Ephesians 1: 11-23

We are sealed by the Holy Spirit, redeemed as God’s own people, and called to hope. You could say the envelope is stamped, the address is written, and we are ready to be posted out into God’s world!

Where is God sending you this week? Into what places and situations?

Read Isaiah 1: 10-18

Does the legacy we carry do good; seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, and plead for the widow? If so, how? If not, why not?

Read Luke 6: 20-31

What is the legacy of the beatitudes? In what ways has the church been shaped by these ideas or not? Where it has — how? Where it hasn’t — why?

*SEEDS TO SOW: We are experimenting with adding a new Seeds to Sow phrase at the beginning of each section. These are open-ended and optional and are designed for people wanting to develop their own ideas/resources in response to the material. Perhaps if using this material as a group you could use these prompts to inspire a time of prayer, or drawing, or creative writing? They are intended to be short and sweet, simply a starting off place for you and your imagination, be encouraged to tailor/develop as suits your group.