In this episode, we learn about what happens in the days after Jesus death and resurrection as He gives His followers a gift that will help them carry on the mission that He is charging them with to co-create with God to make more echoes of the garden in the city that He has put us. For more information about our community visit us online.

In this episode, we see how Jesus guides us back to the garden through His life, death, and resurrection. Understanding each of those pieces helps us to see the fullness of the event and the implications for our lives. For more information about our community visit us online.

In this episode, we continue our series in Garden Echoes. We continue to trace the story of life in the Garden, through the wilderness period, and into the life of Jesus. Each of these moves consistently shows God's heart to live among His people and to find ways to forgive and redeem people who would choose to live life connected to Him. For more information about our community visit us online.

We kicked off our Easter Series by looking at how God's heart has always been to live connected with the humans that He has created. At the beginning of the story of God, we see a scene of humans in a garden where they opt out of living life defined by God and attempt to be like god and define life for themselves. This has fractured our world and that choice plays out over and over throughout humanity. But God continues to pursue fallen humanity longing to provide a path back to the garden where we can live connected to Him. Over the next several weeks we will see these themes carried through the story of scripture, through the life and death of Jesus, and God's final hope for the world. For more information about our community visit us online.

In this episode, Megan starts a two-part series about the 7 "I Am" statements that Jesus makes about Himself in the gospel of John. These are important because this is how Jesus is describing Himself. He reveals Himself as the bread of life, the light of the world, and the resurrection and the life. We invite you to ask the Spirit what might be good news for your life this week. For more information about our community visit us online.

In this episode, we explore what it practically looks like to live aware of and connected to the presence of God. For more information about our community visit us online.

The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence

In this episode, we look at different layers of community that we need in our lives to continue to grow into all that Jesus has for us. The challenge for each of us is to evaluate what relationships we have and to be intentional and consistent in developing spiritual friendships with 2-3 people over time. In this episode, you will also get some tips for developing those relationships and some cautions. For more information about our community visit us online.

Discussion:

1. What is a relationship that has been deeply meaningful for you? What characteristics were present in that relationship (kindness, love, being understood, etc)

2. What did you appreciate about today’s teaching?

3. What was a challenge for you today and what steps will you take with that?

Practice: Community

1. Identify a follower of Jesus and invite them to do something in the next week or two.

2. Identify a person who doesn’t follow Jesus and invite them to something in the next week or two.

In this episode, we explore how to be intentional about spiritual formation by developing a Rhythm of Life (Rule of Life). This helps us articulate our commitments in making space to meet with God, trusting that over time, He will give us the desire and power to do the things He has for our lives. To continue to narrow the gap between where we are today and where Jesus is calling us to be, we need to have the right focus, work hard for growth, and have consistency over time. We pray that discussing the why and giving you a resource to help you create a Rhythm of Life is helpful for your journey. For more information about our community, visit us online.

Rhythm of Life Worksheet