Missions Focus: Pray for Charest family, missionaries in Mozambique: Joel, Adrienne, Kiera (college), Mikaela (9th grade), and Jacob (8th grade) We will be writing them encouraging notes today.

Local: Pray for the brokenhearted in your world. “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3

Church: Pray for opportunity and provision for Corner Church (us) to multiply in new communities. Pray for our Corner Church/Coffee Northeast renovation process.

Keep connected with what is happening at Corner Church at www.corner.church.

Tuesday Morning Communal Prayer is in the C.C. Kids Space in the North Loop, 9a-10a.

Tuesday is Lucas Neraasen’s last day on the Corner Coffee team. Lucas has been an unbelievable blessing for years. Come by and voice your appreciation on Tuesday.

Summer Connection Events. Are you planning something or attending something this summer, and do you want to invite your church community to join you? Fireworks, parades, food trucks, bike rides, picnics, camping… Post it on our website at www.corner.church/groups. Currently we have weekly bike rides happening, meeting most Wednesdays at 7:00 at the Victory Flagpole (Victory Memorial Drive). These are meant to be social, so the pace will be ~10-12 MPH. We'll ride about 10 miles. Please RSVP to Dave Disselkamp if you are interested in joining this (or any) week’s ride. disseldave@gmail.com We also have The Taco Tuesday Traveling Tour of the Twin Cities! See the whole Taco Tour at corner.church/groups

There is a Camden Church Community vision and planning meeting this Thursday, June 26 at 6p at Corner Coffee Camden. This is a call for all Camden community experts. We will be working on the Camden Community Who, What and How, and we need you!

The next Corner Church UNITED Service will be Sunday, June 5 at 10a at Target Field Station (5th Ave. N and 5th St. N), bringing our four communities together for ONE UNITED SERVICE. We will be doing a donut/pastry potluck at this service.

What is it that separates a difficult class/test/task that you love from one that you hate?

Why is personal sacrifice a common and compelling part of story?

1 John 4:8

8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

Psalm 145:17

17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways and kind in all his works.

1 John 3:20

20 For whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything.

1 Samuel 2:2

2 “There is none holy like the Lord; there is none besides you; there is no rock like our God.

Malachi 3:6

6 “For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.

Psalm 90:2

2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.

Hebrews 13:8

8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

John 3:16

16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Psalm 147:5

5 Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.

What does it tell you that God, in His greatness, wants a relationship with us?

What does Old Testament sacrifice communicate about God and humanity?

What does Christ’s sacrifice communicate about God and humanity?

Why / how are we called to see our lives as living sacrifices to God?

Read Hebrews 9:1-15.

When you were a child, what places or things were off limits for you?

What is your gut-level response to guilt? How is it similar to or different from other people in your world?

How would you explain Jesus’ sacrifice to a nine year old?

How would you like to have it explained to you?

What is the value of relationship with God? What is the cost of relationship with God?

How are you challenged, encouraged, focused, and/or confused by this text?

1 Samuel 13

1 Samuel 14

1 Samuel 15

1 Samuel 16

1 Samuel 17