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The work of the people. Our weekly rhythm of being together as a larger community to worship and confess, to engage scripture and prayer, to celebrate eucharist, and to be sent back into the city with a benediction each and every week.
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Monday Mar 02, 2015
Monday Mar 02, 2015
A few different members of the Vox community speak on Psalm 116 and present their meditation and reflections through a presentation style known as Pecha Kucha.
(Presenters: Suzie Heritage, Matthew Worthington, Sarah Gamble, Josef Kristofoletti, Evan Wilson)
Reflection:
How do we experience the listening ear of God in our lives?
How can your experience of God’s provision and love allow you to love the ones who have hurt you the most?
How can we be part of more than just meeting the physical needs of our neighbors?
In what ways have you experienced restoration in the context of community?
Resources:
Slideshow: Vox Veniae Pecha Kucha
Wikipedia: Pecha Kucha
Pecha Kucha is a Japanese style of presentation which originated in the creative community. Each presenter prepares 20 slides, displayed for 20 seconds each. When using the slideshow PDF, make sure to advance your slides accordingly.
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Sunday Feb 22, 2015
Sunday Feb 22, 2015
Jason Minnix speaks about our natural response when we try to hide our true selves and how we can experience the gift of humility in shame. [Psalm 25]
Reflection:
What are the defense mechanisms we use to cover shame in our lives?
How can we move from the place of shamefulness or shamelessness towards discretion and healthy self awareness?
How can we tell stories on ourselves when we sense shame in the presence of others?
Resources:
Video: The Big Kahuna “Character Dialogue”
Chart: Shame Continuum
The post The Other Side of Shame appeared first on Vox Veniae.
Sunday Feb 15, 2015
Sunday Feb 15, 2015
Gideon Tsang speaks about how we should see change in our spiritual formation in light of Christ’s transfiguration. [Mark 9:2-9]
Reflection:
What is a new intention that we can try in this upcoming season of lent?
What are the thin spaces in our lives where we can engage with God?
How would it look different for us to live out of love instead of living to be loved?
Resources:
Video: 5-Minute Ageing Clip
Place: Monastery of Christ in the Desert
Photo: Gideon’s retreat photos
Person: Barbara Brown Taylor
Article: NYT “36 Questions to Fall in Love”
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Sunday Feb 08, 2015
Sunday Feb 08, 2015
Terra Tindle speaks about how we can make sense of God’s involvement in our lives even when we don’t feel it. [Psalm 147]
Reflection:
What are the graces around us that we overlook and forget?
How can we tell good stories to remind us that God is involved regardless of our situation and that there is hope to come?
The post Involvement appeared first on Vox Veniae.
Sunday Feb 01, 2015
Sunday Feb 01, 2015
Gideon Tsang speaks about how we engage conflict in our lives and reflects on Paul’s experiences and thoughts on conflict. [1 Cor 8:1-13]
Reflection:
Do you have a tendency to choose knowledge or love when it comes to conflict? How do we seek to be right instead of being kind?
How can we serve others in our conflict?
How do we invite people into our community in the midst of conflict?
Resources:
Materials and media from this weeks sermon.
Video: “Linda Listen”
Illustration: Ann Lamott quote by Becky Murphy
Video: Jim Gaffigan, “McDonald’s”
Book: Olson, Roger E. The Mosaic of Christian Belief
Article:Relevant Magazine, Diverse Theology
News: KXAN “Charter Bus Police Chase”
The post Conflict Well appeared first on Vox Veniae.
Sunday Jan 25, 2015
Sunday Jan 25, 2015
Title: Risk
Nicolas Acosta speaks about the interaction between God and Jonah and the different risks each take and avoid and what it means for the areas in our lives that require risk. [Jonah 3]
Reflection:
What areas in our lives do we seek to control in order to avoid God or people? How have we checked out of certain relationships?
How can we pray and participate in such a way that we understand God wants our collaboration?
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Monday Jan 19, 2015
Monday Jan 19, 2015
Gideon Tsang speaks about the rhythms of our spiritual health and whether we are living sustainable lives. [1 Cor 6:11-14]
Reflection:
What does spiritual health look like for you? Are the rhythms of how you live sustainable? Why or why not? How are we affected by our ideology and identity?
Resources:
Book: Gregory David. Shantaram: A Novel
Video: Love of Mud
Article: Nationals Disaster in Austin
Audio: This American Life- Invisbilia
Video: First Steps
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Monday Jan 12, 2015
Monday Jan 12, 2015
Jason Minnix speaks about what it means to “deny our self” through a spiritual formation lens. We also explore how who we truly are emerges as we seek actual encounters with God. [Luke 9:23-25]
Reflection
What is my false self? Have I taken time to appreciate how my protective self has served me? How does your false self inhibit intimacy and reveal a deeper need for Christ?
What is my true self? Where is Jesus inviting me to trust him as my shepherd so it can emerge more fully?
Resources:
Find the letters between Carl Jung & Bill W here:
C. G. Jung / Bill W. Letters – Spiritus contra Spiritum
The post True Soul appeared first on Vox Veniae.
Sunday Jan 04, 2015
Sunday Jan 04, 2015
Gideon Tsang speaks about the incarnation and how God with us impacts the way we should live in this new year. [John 1:9-14]
Reflection
What are some things that we might be blind to and need to see in a new light this coming year?
What are some ways we can improve how we relate to God in the new year?
How can we see the potential for glory in each of us and in everything that we do?
The post Incarnation: God With Us appeared first on Vox Veniae.
Sunday Dec 28, 2014
Sunday Dec 28, 2014
Weylin speaks about the transition from anticipation to the lived reality of Christ on earth as he leads a time of reflection and meditation through the practice of Lectio Divina. [Galatians 4:1-7]
Reflection
How can we move from anticipation to the reality that Jesus has given us freedom to live the way God intended us to live?
What is God inviting you to do or be this season and upcoming year?
The post Lectio Divina – Galatians 4 appeared first on Vox Veniae.
Sunday Dec 21, 2014
Sunday Dec 21, 2014
John Chandler speaks about the anticipation of those who lived in the time of Christ’s birth and what that means for us today during the season of Advent. [Psalm 89:1-4]
Reflection
What are the stories that need to be remembered and retold during this season of Advent?
How can our longing for God to act turn into a desire for our participation in making things the way God intended?
How can we put ourselves back in the narrative of God and his story?
The post Advent – Anticipation and Hope appeared first on Vox Veniae.
Monday Dec 15, 2014
Monday Dec 15, 2014
Jason Minnix speaks about the struggle and hope that lead to joy as we reflect on anticipation during the season of Advent. [Isaiah 61:1-11]
Reflection:
How do we make space for darkness during Advent and sit with the difficult emotions of our lives?
How can we be with those who experience poverty and are in need this Advent season?
How can we engage the frailty that can lead to joy this Advent?
The post Advent: Joy Retrieved appeared first on Vox Veniae.
Monday Dec 08, 2014
Monday Dec 08, 2014
Gideon Tsang and Mick Santostefano share about their experience in Dehli, India and reflect on how Advent is the finite waiting for the infinite. [2 Peter 3:8-15]
Reflection:
What kind of people should we be that anticipate the justice of God?
Do we trust in God’s promise that he will bring justice? What are the things that we need to trust God in?
The post Advent: Waiting for Eternity appeared first on Vox Veniae.
Monday Dec 01, 2014
Monday Dec 01, 2014
Chris Morton speaks about our identity in Christ and what it means to practice resurrection in our lives. [Ephesians 1:15-23]
Reflection:
What parts of our identity do we need to leave behind in order to claim our new identity and inheritance?
How can we help those inside and outside our community begin to expect resurrection?
Where, in our lives and in our neighborhoods, can we proclaim resurrection?
The post Identity appeared first on Vox Veniae.
Sunday Nov 23, 2014
Sunday Nov 23, 2014
Gena Minnix speaks about God restoration of Moses and how his narrative invites us to emotional intelligence as a spiritual practice. [Exodus 33:12-23]
Reflection:
How can we be more aware of the ways we engage God through our emotions?
In our anger, fear and shame, how can we experience the gift of assertiveness, humility and compassion?
The post Practicing Emotional Intelligence appeared first on Vox Veniae.
Sunday Nov 09, 2014
Sunday Nov 09, 2014
As we continue in the Lectionary calendar, Jason Minnix speaks about what it means to be prepared and how we prepare for God. [Matthew 25:1-13]
Reflection:
Where am I over-preparing for what is non essential (threat management)?
Where am I under-preparing for what is essential (enjoying God)?
The post Preparation appeared first on Vox Veniae.
Sunday Nov 02, 2014
Sunday Nov 02, 2014
As we continue in the Lectionary calendar, Gideon Tsang speaks about how what it means for us to be a community day to day and not just during the incubated short-term moments. [1 Thessalonians 2:9-13]
Reflection:
What is the struggle that we’re involved in currently? What fruit is going to come of it?
What is your agenda in being part of community? What is our agenda as a church to the city of Austin?
The post Everyday Community appeared first on Vox Veniae.
Sunday Oct 26, 2014
Sunday Oct 26, 2014
Our speaker, Cherith Fee-Nordling, spoke at our fall retreat and shared what the implications are for us that Christ has a human body.
Reflection
What does the humanity of Christ mean for our bodies and lives here on earth?
As we reflect on what we are saved from through Christ, what are we also saved for?
The post The Collaborative Body appeared first on Vox Veniae.
Sunday Oct 19, 2014
Sunday Oct 19, 2014
As we continue in the Lectionary calendar, Gideon Tsang speaks about how our faith needs to be worth imitating and what that looks like for us and our community. [1 Thessalonians 1:1-10]
Reflection:
What is the work and calling in our life that requires faith? How can we pray more for faith instead of clarity?
How can we practice the skill of loving people this week?
The post Imitate appeared first on Vox Veniae.
Sunday Oct 12, 2014
Sunday Oct 12, 2014
As we continue in the Lectionary calendar, Jason Minnix speaks about our how we relate with God and the distractions that make it challenging for us.
[Exodus 32:1-14]
Reflection:
What are some of the distractions that we seem to engage with more than with God?
How can we close a couple of exit points this week in our relationship with God?
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