by Juan Maclean | Sep 15, 2026 | Unspectacular
Back to all discussion guides → September 27 – John 15:1-17 Main Focus: Learning to abide in Jesus This is the last of Jesus’ seven I am sayings in this Gospel. The vinedresser refers back to Isaiah’s first vineyard song, where God is depicted as tending his...
by Juan Maclean | Sep 13, 2026 | Unspectacular
Back to all discussion guides → September 20 – Jeremiah 29:4-7 Main Focus: The quiet life of the resident alien In Jeremiah, all the people were taken into exile in 597 BC by King Nebuchadnezzar. The purpose of Jeremiah is to reassure these exiles that God has...
by Juan Maclean | Sep 2, 2026 | Unspectacular
Back to all discussion guides → September 13 – Matthew 6:25-34 Main Focus: The path to trusting God The pursuit of the kingdom of God works out in the details of one’s personal life. In the context of today’s text Jesus calls his followers to choose their...
by Juan Maclean | Sep 2, 2026 | Unspectacular
Back to all discussion guides → September 6 – Philippians 4:6-7 Main Focus: The power and peace of persistent prayer In this very short section Paul calls the Philippians to attitudes of joy and reason, so that they would replace anxiety with expectant, grateful...
by Juan Maclean | Aug 25, 2026 | Unspectacular
Back to all discussion guides → August 30 – Lamentations 3:21-23 Main Focus: Sitting in God’s new morning mercies Lamentations is a book of loss and hardship. In Chapter 3 we see a man who’s endured suffering and at the same time experiences God’s faithfulness...
by Juan Maclean | Aug 24, 2026 | Unspectacular
Back to all discussion guides → August 23: 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 Main Focus: Ordinary Life with Gospel Awareness 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 is about living a life pleasing to the Lord. Paul calls on the Thessalonians to please God by living in holiness and love. Here in...
