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  Translation: Common English Bible (CEB) 3 Questions: What word, phrase or image strikes you in this text?   Toward what is God calling you in this text?   What belongs to God in your life?   Additional texts: Exodus 33:12-23  Psalm 99  Isaiah 45:1-7  1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 

Translation: New English Translation (NET Bible) 3 Questions: What word, phrase or image strikes you in this text?  Toward what is God calling you in this text?  How does God’s Teaching dwell within you?   Additional texts: Psalm 46  Romans 3:19-28  John 8:31-36  Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18  Psalm 1  1 Thessalonians 2:1-8  Matthew 22:34-46  Deuteronomy 34:1-12  Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17 

Translation: Common English Bible (CEB) 3 Questions: What word, phrase or image strikes you in this text?  Toward what is God calling you in this text? How do you remember that Jesus is the judge?  Additional texts: Exodus 14:19-31 Exodus 15:1b-11,20-21 Psalm 114 Genesis 50:15-21 Psalm 103:1-13 Matthew 18:21-35

 Translation: NRSVue 3 Questions: What word, phrase or image strikes you in this text?  Toward what is God calling you in this text?  What are you waiting for God to do?   Additional texts: Exodus 32:1-14  Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23  Psalm 23  Philippians 4:1-9  Matthew 22:1-14 

Translation: Common English Bible (CEB) 3 Questions: What word, phrase or image strikes you in this text?  Toward what is God calling you in this text? What makes reconciliation so difficult?  Additional texts: Exodus 12:1-14 Psalm 149 Ezekiel 33:7-11 Psalm 119:33-40 Romans 13:8-14

3 Questions: What word, phrase or image strikes you in this text? Toward what is God calling you in this text?  How can you replace your own confidence with God’s righteousness?   Additional texts: Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20  Psalm 19  Isaiah 5:1-7  Psalm 80:7-15  Matthew 21:33-46 

Translation: Common English Bible Questions: What word, phrase, or image strikes you in this text? Toward what is God calling you in this text? What gets in your way of doing the will of God? Additional texts: Exodus 17:1-7 Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16 Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32 Psalm 25:1-9 Philippians 2:1-13

Translation: NRSVue 3 Questions: What word, phrase or image strikes you in this text?   Toward what is God calling you in this text?   What helps you to focus on the present instead of the past?   Additional texts: Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45  Jonah 3:10–4:11  Psalm 145:1-8  Philippians 1:21-30  Matthew 20:1-16 

Translation: New English Translation NET 3 Questions: What word, phrase or image strikes you in this text?   Toward what is God calling you in this text?   How do you find God’s call when you are fed up?   Additional texts: Exodus 3:1-15  Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45b  Psalm 26:1-8  Romans 12:9-21  Matthew 16:21-28 

Translation: Common English Bible (CEB) 3 Questions: What word, phrase or image strikes you in this text?  Toward what is God calling you in this text?   What is the gift you want God to build up in you? Additional texts: Exodus 1:8–2:10  Psalm 124  Isaiah 51:1-6  Psalm 138  Matthew 16:13-20 

Translation: New English Translation (NET) 3 Questions: What word, phrase or image strikes you in this text?  Toward what is God calling you in this text?  What satisfies you?   Additional texts: Genesis 32:22-31  Psalm 17:1-7, 15  Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21  Romans 9:1-5  Matthew 14:13-21 

Scripture passage: Matthew 10:24-39       Translation: Common English Bible 3 Questions: What word, phrase or image strikes you in this text?   Toward what is God calling you in this text?   What makes you worry?  Additional texts: Jeremiah 20:7-13 Psalm 69:7-18  Romans 6:1b-11  Genesis 21:8-21  Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17 

Translation: Common English Bible 3 Questions: What word, phrase or image strikes you in this text?   Toward what is God calling you in this text?   How are you reminded of God’s faithful love?   Additional texts: Jeremiah 28:5-9  Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18  Romans 6:12-23  Matthew 10:40-42 

Scripture passage: Romans 5:1-8                            Translation: The Message 3 Questions: What word, phrase or image strikes you in this text?  Toward what is God calling you in this text?  What inspires alert expectancy in you?   Additional texts: Exodus 19:2-8a (The people all agree to follow the LORD) Psalm 100 (Make a joyful noise to the LORD) Matthew 9:35–10:23 (Jesus sends out apostle...

Scripture passage: Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26        Translation: Common English Bible 3 Questions: What word, phrase or image strikes you in this text?  Toward what is God calling you in this text?   What makes mercy so difficult?  Additional texts: Hosea 5:15–6:6 (God desires steadfast love and not sacrifice) Psalm 50:7-15 (Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving) Romans 4:13-25 (Faith is reckoned a...

Scripture passage: Genesis 1:1–2:4a           Translation: Alter 3 Questions: What word, phrase or image strikes you in this text?  Toward what is God calling you in this text?  What do you see that is good? Additional texts: Psalm 8 (O LORD, how majestic is your name) 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 (Grace, love, and unity be with you all) Matthew 28:16-20 (Go and make disciples)

Scripture passage: 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13                  Translation: NRSVue 3 Questions: What word, phrase or image strikes you in this text?  Toward what is God calling you in this text?   How is the Spirit made manifest in you (or a person sitting near you)?   Additional texts: Acts 2:1-21 (The Spirit poured out on the day of Pentecost) Numbers 11:24-30 (The Spirit rests on the people) Psalm...

Scripture passage: John 17:1-11              Translation: Common English Bible 3 Questions: What word, phrase or image strikes you in this text?  Toward what is God calling you in this text?  How do you experience eternal life?   Additional texts: Acts 1:6-14 (The apostles gather in Jerusalem and pray) Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35 (Let the righteous be joyful) 1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11 (Cast all your anxiet...

Scripture passage: Luke 24:44-53               Translation: NRSVue 3 Questions: What word, phrase or image strikes you in this text?  Toward what is God calling you in this text?  Of what things are you witnesses?   Additional texts: Acts 1:1-11 (Jesus leaves them with the promise of the Holy Spirit) Psalm 47 (Sing praises to God) Psalm 93 (The LORD is robed in majesty) Ephesians 1:15-23 (God enli...

Scripture passage: Acts 17:22-31               Translation: NRSVue 3 Questions: What word, phrase or image strikes you in this text? Toward what is God calling you in this text?  How do you know God is not far from each one of us?   Additional texts: Psalm 66:8-20 (Let the sound of God’s praise be heard) 1 Peter 3:13-22 (Christ suffered in order to bring you to God) John 14:15-21 (The Father will...

Scripture passage: 1 Peter 2:2-10             Translation: Common English Bible 3 Questions: What word, phrase or image strikes you in this text?   Toward what is God calling you in this text?  How are you growing into salvation?  Additional texts: Acts 7:55-60 (Stephen, the first martyr) Psalm 31: 1-5, 15-16 (Into your hand I commit my spirit) John 14:1-14 (The Way, the Truth, and the Life)

Scripture passage: Acts 2:42-47                       Translation: NRSVue 3 Questions: What word, phrase or image strikes you in this text?  Toward what is God calling you in this text?  How would your community–as you define it–change if everyone devoted themselves to holy things?   Additional texts: Psalm 23 (The LORD is my shepherd) 1 Peter 2:19-25 (Jesus bore our sins so we could live for righ...

Scripture passage: Luke 24:13-35                Translation: NET Bible 3 Questions: What word, phrase or image strikes you in this text?  Toward what is God calling you in this text?  What causes your heart to burn within you?   Additional texts: Acts 2:14a, 36-41 (3,000 are baptized after receiving the Good News) Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19 (O LORD, I am your servant) 1 Peter 1:17-23 (You have been born...

Scripture passage:John 20:19-31                  Translation: Common English Bible 3 Questions: What word, phrase or image strikes you in this text? Toward what is God calling you in this text?  What inspires you to believe?   Additional texts: Acts 2:4a, 22-32 (God raised Jesus up) Psalm 16 (In your presence there is fullness of joy) 1 Peter 1:3-9 (A living hope through the resurrection)

Scripture passage:Matthew 28:1-10          Translation: New English Translation (NET) 3 Questions: What word, phrase or image strikes you in this text?   Toward what is God calling you in this text?   How do fear and great joy intermingle for you?   Additional texts: Acts 10:34-43 (God shows no partiality) Jeremiah 31:1-6 (God will restore the covenant) Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 (Give thanks to the LOR...