This Next Sunday’s session (October 14) will again focus on discipleship, in particular, the sentence, “As an Anabaptist community of the living Word, we listen for God’s call as we read Scripture together, guided by the Spirit.” To prepare, read these suggested passages: John 1: 1-18 and 2 Timothy 3: 15-17.
What are the multiple meanings of “the Word of God” in these passages?
• What does it look like for us to be an Anabaptist community?
• What difference does it make to understand the Word as living?
• How do we listen for God’s call?
• How do we read Scripture together?
• What does it mean for us to be guided by the Spirit?
• [if desired] What other important aspects of Anabaptism and the Word are missing
from this statement?