2023 - Year of Story
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. - Acts 1:8Welcome to 2023: The Year of Story.
Our focus this year will be on learning and telling the Story of Jesus. A story that many of us have been learning and telling our entire lives. The Gospel Story of Jesus matters, though many of our neighbors here at home and around the world, have not experienced the Good News of Jesus. Those of us who know and live the Story of Jesus have a great opportunity before us to lovingly share the Story of Jesus.
Sent by the Crucified and Risen Jesus to
Make Disciples, Equip Leaders, Strengthen Parishes, and Nurture New Communities
for the Renewal of Northwestern Ohio and the World.
Bishop’s Year of Story Writings
Deacon Heather Smith: Hike and Seek
Deacon Heather Smith, has been exploring how to bring faith out of the church building and into God’s creation. During the most intense peaks of the pandemic,...
A Jesus Story
“They said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the scriptures...
A Lenten Companion
“And great crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and from beyond the Jordan. When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and...
The Seed is the Word of God
“Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God,’ (Luke 8:11)
Someone to Sing To
“And Mary sang, ‘My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on the lowly state of...
Year of Story Bible Study: The Story of Jesus
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and...
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The Story of Jesus
What follows is a six-session Bible resource on the Story of Jesus. Open (or turn on) your Bible, gather with a group of friends, get outside the four walls of the congregation, to learn and share the Jesus story, to learn and share your story, and to learn and share the story of your community. But be careful. Be very, very careful, because the Story of Jesus has the power to transform us from who we are, into the people and communities that God longs for us to be. -Bishop Beaudoin
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The Story of Jesus