Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-11 Reverend Doug Bunnell First Presbyterian Church of Bellingham Sunday, November 27, 2022 See today’s bulletin here Questions to explore: Does it surprise you that God calls Isaiah and others to speak words of tenderness and comfort? How is the way prepared for the Lord? What is the good news that we are […]
Scripture: Psalm 103:1-5; Isaiah 12:1-6 Reverend Doug Bunnell First Presbyterian Church of Bellingham Sunday, November 20, 2022 See today’s bulletin here Questions to explore: What are you thankful for right now? How is giving thanks connected to exalting? How does giving thanks work against forgetting? What does it mean to draw water from the well […]
Scripture: Acts 6:8-8:1a Reverend Doug Bunnell First Presbyterian Church of Bellingham Sunday, November 13, 2022 See today’s bulletin here Questions to explore: The text says that “they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he (Stephen) spoke.” What do you think those discussions were like? When they could not argue him down, […]
Scripture: Acts 6:1-7 Reverend Doug Bunnell First Presbyterian Church of Bellingham Sunday, November 6, 2022 See today’s bulletin here Questions to explore: What injustice in the world bothers or frustrates you? The Hellenists were frustrated by the treatment of their widows; what did they do with their frustration? What was the solution that the […]
Scripture: Acts 5:17-42 Reverend Doug Bunnell First Presbyterian Church of Bellingham Sunday, October 30, 2022 See today’s bulletin here Questions to explore: The disciples are jailed and freed in record time; what do they do next? What made them so focused in their preaching? What bothered the leaders about their preaching? What do you […]
Scripture: Acts 5:1-16 Reverend Doug Bunnell First Presbyterian Church of Bellingham Sunday, October 23, 2022 See today’s bulletin here Questions to explore: What is God’s beef with the gift that Ananias and Sapphira bring? Peter says they were lying to God, how were they doing that? Peter asks Sapphira the exact price for the […]
Scripture: Acts 4:23-37 Reverend Doug Bunnell First Presbyterian Church of Bellingham Sunday, October 16, 2022 See today’s bulletin here Questions to explore: Why do the nations rage and governing authorities oppose the Kingdom? How were they raging in the time of Acts? How do they range now? For what reason are the disciples not […]
Scripture: Acts 4:1-22 Reverend Doug Bunnell First Presbyterian Church of Bellingham Sunday, October 9, 2022 See today’s bulletin here Questions to explore: What annoyed the leaders about the actions of Peter and John? Peter knows what bothers them, and he goes right back to it. What is the gist of his message to these […]
Scripture: Acts 3:1-26 Reverend Doug Bunnell First Presbyterian Church of Bellingham Sunday, October 2, 2022 Questions: Peter and John respond to a request for money with a unique offer? Have you ever witnessed a miraculous healing? How does this healed man respond? What is the gist of Peter’s second recorded sermon? Peter includes a […]