Spiritual Formation

Some of you know this: you can go to college, and you can get a bachelor’s degree without a whole lot of effort. You can get the piece of paper, without actually learning much. You’re therefore a student in the very technical sense, but not in practice.

Modern Christianity can look a lot like that. You can look the part of being a Christian. You carry the title. You know the language. You have the books. You attend lectures. And yet, there’s little application to the learning that you are doing.

Jesus calls us to be followers of Him. This very practical relationship invites us to disciple (or apprentice) ourselves to Jesus, learning how he navigated the world, loved the world, related directly to God, and responded to Scripture. He invites us to be doers of the Word, not just hearers of the Word. “Come, follow me.”

At Redemption, we observe the practices of Jesus and respond by following those practices.

  • Jesus gathered in community. So, we gather in small groups.

  • Jesus diligently studied Scripture and prayed. So, we read our Bibles and pray (some of us follow the historic pattern of the Daily Office).

  • Jesus was compassionate towards those on the margins. So, we look for opportunities to serve in our community. Watch for these opportunities on our homepage and in our weekly bulletin.

DAILY OFFICE READINGS

The Daily Office Readings come to us from the Book of Common Prayer, 2019 edition. We publish them weekly here and in our bulletin.

TUESDAY APRIL 22
Morning: Ps 119:129-152, Num 18, Mark 14:1-25
Evening:
Ps 119:153-176, Job 20, Heb 10:19-end

WEDNESDAY APRIL 23
Morning: Ps 118, Num 20, Mark 14:26-52
Evening: Ps 120, 121, Job 21, Heb 11

THURSDAY APRIL 24
Morning: Ps 122, 123, Num 21, Mark 14:53-end
Evening: Ps 124, 125, 126, Job 22, Heb 12:1-17

FRIDAY APRIL 25
Morning: Ps 127, 128, Acts 12:11-25, Mark 15
Evening: Ps 129, 130, 131, Job 23, Heb 12:18-end

SATURDAY APRIL 26
Morning: Ps 132, 133, Num 22, Mark 16
Evening: Ps 134, 135, Job 24, Heb 13

SUNDAY APRIL 27
Morning: Ps 136, Num 23, Luke 1:1-23
Evening: Ps 137, 138, Job 25, 26, James 1

MONDAY APRIL 28
Morning: Ps 139, Num 24, Luke 1:24-56
Evening: Ps 141, 142, Job 27, James 2:1-13

TUESDAY APRIL 29
Morning: Ps 140, Num 25, Luke 1:57-end
Evening:
Ps 143, Job 28, James 2:14-end

PREPARE FOR NEXT SUNDAY

Isaiah 52:13—53:12
Psalm 22
Luke 19:28-40 (Preaching Text)
Philippians 2:5-11