Normandy Presbyterian Church Podcast

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

How is God’s presence experienced in a Christian’s life?

Join us for worship IN OUR NEWLY RENOVATED SANCTUARY 🥳 this Sunday, 9am In-person and online as we contemplate this question!

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How are we called to be a blessing to this world?

How are we called to be a curse to this world?

How can you be a healing presence in your home, in your community, and in your church?

How can we live and work to share the message of faith with those who live without it?

Join us for worship this Sunday, 9am In-person at the Normandy Town Hall (remember: our sanctuary is CLOSED for renos) and online as we contemplate these questions!

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

Review how you have learned about Earth throughout your life, giving thanks for each of your teachers and guides.

In what ways does your way of living reflect gratitude for Earth?

How might you enhance your care for God’s creation?

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According to the psalmist, God brought the people through trials, tests, burdens, and pain to a spacious place of life, breath, and salvation. God heard their prayers and opened them to deliverance.

Where have you felt such a spacious place?

What story do you tell of the ways that God is blessing you?

What story does your faith community tell of the ways in which God is blessing them?

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

What prophetic word for the community has God given to you?

In what ways do you struggle with conflicts between your way of life and the prophetic word God would have you proclaim to others?

How are the acts of God manifest in your life and witness?

Join us for worship this Pentecost Sunday, 9am In-person at the Normandy Town Hall (remember: our sanctuary is CLOSED for renos) and online as we contemplate these questions!

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

The risen and ascended Christ promises to send us power from on high. How do I use such “soul force” to bring forgiveness, blessing, and love to others?

Join us for worship this Sunday with guest pastor Rev. Gary Fetter, 9am In-person at the Normandy Town Hall (remember: our sanctuary is CLOSED for renos) and online as we contemplate these questions!

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Is the “dwelling place” (John 14:1–14) of which Jesus speaks a place for us after we die, or does it include our life in the present?

What does Jesus mean when he says that his disciples “will do greater works”?

What does it mean to pray “in Jesus’ name”?

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

Acts 2:42–47 describes what life was like in the early church. How do these words guide today’s church?

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The disciples on the road to Emmaus were with Jesus for hours as he taught them the meaning of the Scriptures. However, they finally recognized him as the risen Lord only in “the breaking of the bread.”

How does the Lord’s Supper enable you to recognize Jesus?

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

According to the gospel, Christ’s wounds were not erased by the resurrection. In fact, he invites Thomas and the other disciples to touch his wounds to bring the disciples back to faith.

How might we in the church use our wounds to help others come to faith?

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

When Mary Magdalene first saw the resurrected Jesus, she did not recognize him, even though she knew the tomb was empty.

Have you ever experienced the presence of the risen Christ, even when you were not expecting him?

Are there times you have been in the presence of the risen Christ but have not recognized him?

How would you know?

Join us for worship this Easter Sunday, 9am In-person and online as we contemplate these questions!

Maundy Thursday Service with The Three Churches of Normandy

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

As this week unfolds, spend some time each day pondering the mind of Christ. What is the shape of his compassion? Describe the image of such great love.

Finally, what does it feel like, physically, to be so utterly cared for?

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

Why did Jesus weep in John 11:35? Was it out of compassion for Mary and Martha? Out of love for his friend Lazarus? Out of frustration with the people’s lack of understanding or faith?

Think about someone in your life who is grieving. Find a way to extend to that person the grace and peace of Christ.

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

Samuel is told that God does not look upon outward appearances, but looks upon the heart. Then God chooses David, the youngest son of Jesse, to be Israel’s next king.

We know that as he grew and as life became very challenging, King David’s heart was not pure. He was a mixture of great courage and faithfulness—and great sin and failure.

What do you suppose God saw and loved in David’s heart?

What do you think God loves when God looks upon your own heart?

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

As you read John 4:5–42, think about the meaning of water—its symbolic qualities, its presence in nature, and its use in human life.

How is Jesus like water?

What are the things that are most necessary in your life?

Where do you get them?

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

Consider a time when you felt uncertain. Can you see how God was at work in your life at that time?

What from Abraham and Sarai’s story, or from Nicodemus’s story, is a help to you as you look for evidence of God’s presence in your own life?

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

How might you grow in faith and draw near to Jesus through the forty days of Lent?

Let Jesus’ three responses to the devil be your guide:

(1) study Scripture (live by the Word of God; Matt. 4:4)

(2) seek reconciliation with God and others (do not put God to the test; Matt. 4:7)

(3) be active and intentional about participating in the worship of your congregation (worship the Lord your God; Matt. 4:10).

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

Why does Jesus instruct the disciples to keep quiet about what they had seen “until after the Son of Man has been raised from the dead” (Matt. 17:9)?

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What does it mean to have the mind of Christ, and how do I live with the mind of Christ in my daily activities?

If I let my light shine, what will others see in me? Will others see Jesus? Will they give glory to God?

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

How do we live in hope of a reality we cannot yet see or, at best, catch only fleeting glimpses?

Where in your community’s life of prayer and service do you see instances of God’s justice, peace, and healing? Then give thanks, and ask God, Where am I being called to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly into all blessedness in the ordinary course of my day?

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

Andrew invited his brother Simon Peter to meet Jesus, and Peter’s life was changed forever. Do you invite others to come and see Jesus?

How do you watch and listen for those who might be seeking Jesus?

Do you trust God to give you gifts for sharing the story of your salvation?

How then do you show the world God’s love made real in Christ?

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Johnny Appleseed Christianity with Dr. Michael Bradley

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How have you received “grace upon grace” in your life through Jesus Christ?

Can you think of times when God has turned your mourning into joy, your sorrow into gladness?

Does the incarnation of Christ call us to “make flesh” the love of God for others?

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

Like many immigrants today, Joseph took his family across the border when they were in danger. Though they eventually returned to their home country, danger was still a present possibility.

In what ways did Jesus, in his life and ministry, threaten those who held power in his day?

How are we, as we practice the Christian life among present powers, challenging violence and injustice today?

What dream or vision do you have for the world Christ came to save?

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In Romans 1:1–6, Paul defines himself according to (1) who Jesus is (promised through the prophets), (2) what Jesus gives (grace and apostleship), and (3) why Jesus is for all people (to foster faith).

How do those qualities and gifts inform your own definition of self?

How might you amend, or more greatly appreciate, your own self-image and the image you have of others because of Jesus?

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Look for places where the wolf and the lamb lie down together in peace. Where do you see that peace in your relationships, in your family or circle of friends, in the neighborhood, the city, the nation, and the world?

Even within yourself, where has peace been forged between previously warring factions?

Join us for worship this Third Sunday of Advent with guest preacher Roger Speer - 9AM In-person and online!

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

What does it mean to “get your house in order” for the coming of the Lord? Can we ever be perfectly ready for Christ’s return?

Why is the coming of the Lord compared to a thief in the night? Is there grace in God’s surprising advent, God’s unexpected arrival?

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

In the hurry of the Holiday Season, how do you make time for God’s purpose and meaning of the season?

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In a world filled with commercial ads and secular appeals when and how do we find time and ways to give thanks to God?

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

Jesus’ words in Luke are particularly challenging; he assures his disciples and believers that they will be persecuted, handed over, betrayed, and hated (Luke 21:12–19).

Where is there good news in a text filled with such scary assurances?

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

The writer of Second Thessalonians implores his readers to “hold fast to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by our letter” (2 Thess. 2:15).

Identify some traditions you should hold on to. Are there traditions we should reclaim?

What about traditions that have served their purpose and can be let go?

What are the traditions of the church?

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

The writer of Second Thessalonians “boast[s] of you among the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith during all your persecutions and the afflictions that you are enduring.”

How do Christians remain steadfast and faithful in the face of suffering?

What sustains your hope, and how might you share that hope?

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

What is prayer?

When we hear the prayers of the two men in the temple (Luke 18:9-14), what does Jesus’ appreciation of the tax collector’s prayer tell us about the purpose of prayer?

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

The widow represents not only our need to pray relentlessly but also to see the Holy Spirit in this insistent widow. The Spirit is at work, earnestly, unrelentingly encouraging us to pray.

What causes you to lose hope in your own prayer life?

What might the Spirit be urging you to pray and work for on behalf of someone else?

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

Jesus heals a “double-outcast,” a man who is a Samaritan and a leper. Is there someone in your own life whom you feel is an “enemy” to you—or someone you would rather not be associated with for some reason?

Who are enemies in a larger sphere (national, political, or social)?

How can you “seek their welfare”?

How may you, in faith, reach out to such a one?

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

In Luke 17:5–10, the disciples ask Jesus to increase their faith. By asking this, they acknowledge that faith does not grow by our own works and hard efforts but is a gift from God’s grace.

How has the gift of faith in your own life changed over time?

Was there a particular time when your faith weakened?

Can you recall a time when the strength of your faith helped you endure?

God often uses special people in our lives to help us grow in faith and understanding. Who has helped you grow in faith?

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

Jesus has harsh words for those who live in luxury and ignore the needs of the poor. The epistle reading warns that “the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil” (1 Tim. 6:10). What is an appropriate Christian attitude toward wealth? How are we called to treat those who are poor?

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

How do we, individually and corporately, embody both lament for the world and the hope that is in Christ?

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

How are you a lost sheep, in need of someone to come and search for you?

How are you a religious leader, grumbling at the community’s disintegrating standards?

How are you called to engage in the search for others who live in isolation from God and community?

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

What must you give up to follow Christ more faithfully?

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

How does your experience of the culture prevent you from fully embracing the call to serve with humility?

How can you seek out the stranger in your community?

When have you realized that you were doing God’s work, only after the fact?

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

When are times that you are not open to God’s healing?

How does the knowledge of God’s love and care for you open you more to God’s healing?

How do you seek God as a refuge in your daily life?

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

How do you reconcile a sense of division within yourself and the world with the unity we are promised as the people of God?

What sustains you in times of conflict?

Identify some occasions in your life when you were unable to recognize an invitation to reconciliation and wholeness.

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

What does it mean to be ready for Christ’s coming? In what sense is the coming of the kingdom like “a thief in the night” (Luke 12:39)?

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

Sometimes divine love includes judgment. But the judgment of God is love. What do you think might be the only way that we can be rejected or separated from that divine love? Would God be rejecting us, or would we be rejecting God’s love?

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

Do you feel that you know how to pray?

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

How do you balance studying the Word and fostering a relationship with God while also serving others?

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

How can we bear God’s fruit in the world?

How can we live out the commandment to love God and to love our neighbor as ourselves?

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𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

God heals and commands us to go out into the world and heal others. How are you a healing person?

What situations around you are in need of healing?

How can the church be an agent of healing?

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