Wednesday Evening Gatherings and Small Groups

February 25 - March 25

Each Wednesday evening throughout Lent we will meet for soup and bread at 6:30 pm. This simple meal will be followed by a small group time beginning at 7:00 pm until 8:00 pm.

This year we are reading:

Christian Meditation: Experiencing the Presence of God, by James Finley

(meet in Kids Ministry Green Room)

·         Christian Meditation introduces an ancient practice to a contemporary audience. James Finley, a former monk and student of Thomas Merton, presents the fundamentals of both understanding and practicing Christian meditation. He provides simple, helpful instructions, as well as explaining the deeper connection with the divine that meditation can bring. Above all, he makes clear that the aim of meditation is to allow us to experience divine contemplation -- the presence of God.

The Life You've Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People, by John Ortberg

(meet in Lounge, also meets on Sunday mornings at 10 AM)

·         The Life You've Always Wanted offers modern perspectives on the ancient path of the spiritual disciplines. But it is more than just a book about things to do to be a good Christian. It's a road map toward true transformation that starts not with the individual but with the person at the journey's end--Jesus Christ.

Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder and Mystery of Prayer, by Tyler Staton

(meet in Community Room)

·        Within the pages of Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools, Staton addresses common roadblocks to prayer and gives you the confidence to come to God just as you are. Through timely biblical teaching, powerful storytelling, and insights on historic Christian practices, Staton gives you the tools you need to:

Express your doubts and disappointments about prayer

Discover and practice multiple postures of prayer, including silence, persistence, confession, and more

Understand and embrace the wonder and mystery of prayer in everyday life

Open or reopen the line of communication with your Creator and experience afresh his divine power on earth