“The Park Bench: Spiritual Practices for Everyday Schedules”
June 8th “The Playground Bench: Sabbath”
Theme: God gives us the gift of Sabbath (stopping) as our first spiritual practice.
June 15th “The Playground Bench: Understanding the Bible”
Theme: God gives us his Word one spiritual practice is learning to understand it.
June 22nd “The Playground Bench: Obeying the Bible”
Theme: God gives us his word – beyond understanding is absorbing it and obeying it.
July 6th “The Playground Bench: Asking in Prayer”
Theme: On Prayer – God listens to our needs and wants to reveal his power.
July 13th “The Playground Bench: Listening in Prayer”
Theme: On Prayer – we don’t just ask God for stuff. We confess and actively seek His face.
July 20th “The Playground Bench: Service”
Theme: We meet God in service
Aug 3rd “The Playground Bench: Using our Gifts”
Theme: We meet God in giving – stewardship – what is already his! “We give thee but thine own”
Aug 10th “The Playground Bench: Solitude”
Theme: Learning to turn loneliness into solitude
Aug 17th The Playground Bench: Experiencing God Together”
Theme: We practice the spiritual disciplines togethe
