Scope and Sequence for Connections
September – December 2023
Turning and Returning
Date | Session Title | Verses
September 3 | Turn Toward Healing | Jeremiah 15:11-21
September 10 | Turn from Wicked Ways | Ezekiel 33:7-12, 17-20
September 17 | Turn to Compassion | Psalm 103:1-18
September 24 | Turn and Live | Jonah 3:10-4:11
Invitation to the Kingdom (Parables for Party Guests)
Date | Session Title | Verses
October 1 | The Guest List | Matthew 21:23-32
October 8 | No Regrets | Matthew 21:33-46
October 15 | RSVP | Matthew 22:1-14
October 22 | Cost of Admission | Matthew 22:15-22; Isaiah 45:1-7
October 29 | Rules of the House | Matthew 22:34-46; Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18
For All the Saints (Giving Thanks and Being Faithful)
Date | Session Title | Verses
November 5 | Who Worked Faithfully | 1 Thessalonians 2:1-13
November 12 | Who Give Us Hope | 1 Thessalonians 4:9-18
November 19 | Who Keep Awake | 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11, 14-17
November 26 | Who Are His Body | Ephesians 1:15-23; 2:4-10
All Saints Day is November 5
What Are We Waiting For? (Prophecies and Psalms of Expectation)
Date | Session Title | Verses
December 3 | Hope Come Down | Isaiah 64
December 10 | The Shepherd’s Peace | Isaiah 40:1-11
December 17 | A Day of Rejoicing | Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
December 24 | Your Steadfast Love | Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26; Luke 1:46b-55
December 31 | Heaven and Nature Sing | Psalm 148; Isaiah 61:10-62:3
Scope and Sequence for Connections
January – April 2024
Body and Spirit (Whole Life in God)
Date | Session Title | Verses
January 7 | Baptism of Water and Spirit | Acts 19:1-7; Psalm 29
January 14 | Becoming One | 1 Corinthians 6:12-20; Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18
January 21 | What Belongs to God | 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Psalm 62
January 28 | Bringing Us Close | 1 Corinthians 8:1-13; Psalm 111
Seeking Jesus (Knowing the Holy One)
Date | Session Title | Verses
February 4 | Jesus the Hidden Healer | Mark 1:21-39
February 11 | Jesus the Image of God | Mark 9:2-9; 2 Corinthians 4:3-6
February 18 | Jesus the Righteous Sufferer | 1 Peter 3:8-9, 13-22
February 25 | Jesus the Faithful Justifier | Romans 4:13-25
Transfiguration Sunday is February 11. The First Sunday of Lent is February 18.
Learning Humility (Restoration and Grace)
Date | Session Title | Verses
March 3 | Obedience in Community | Exodus 20:1-19
March 10 | Patience in the Wilderness | Numbers 21:1-9; Psalm 107:1, 17-22
March 17 | Cleansed in Heart | Psalm 51
March 24 | Christ in Mind | Isaiah 50:4-10; Philippians 2:5-11
Palm/Passion Sunday is March 24
New Life in Christ (How Jesus Appears)
Date | Session Title | Verses
March 31 | Good News and First Fruits | 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, 20-22
April 7 | Speaking Peace and Blessing | John 20:19-31
April 14 | Proclaiming and Sending | Luke 24:36b-53
April 21 | Knowing and Being Known | John 10:11-21; Psalm 23
April 28 | Fruitfulness and Friendship | John 15:1-17
Easter is March 31.
Scope and Sequence for Connections
May – August 2024
“Whom Shall I Send?” (Spirit and Service)
Date | Session Title | Verses
May 5 | The Astounding Gift | Acts 10:34-48
May 12 | Sharing in the Ministry | Acts 1:12-17, 21-26
May 19 | These Last Days | Acts 2:1-21
May 26 | Willing to Go | Isaiah 6
Pentecost is May 19
God’s Chosen Ones (Prophets, Priests, and Kings)
Date | Session Title | Verses
June 2 | God Calls a Trustworthy Prophet | 1 Samuel 3:1-10, 18-20
June 9 | God Gives the People a King | 1 Samuel 8:4-11, 16-20
June 16 | God Requires a Replacement | 1 Samuel 15:10, 13-16, 22-23, 34-16:4a
June 23 | God Saves the Shepherd Boy | 1 Samuel 17:33-40, 45-47
June 30 | God’s Anointed One Grieves | 2 Samuel 1:1, 11-12, 17-27
For Better or Worse (Responding to the Divine)
Date | Session Title | Verses
July 7 | Rebels and Skeptics | Ezekiel 2:3-5; Mark 6:1-13
July 14 | Prophets and Kings | Amos 7:7-15; Mark 6:14-20
July 21 | Shepherds and Sheep | Jeremiah 23:1-6; Mark 6:30-34
July 28 | Farmers and Feasters | 2 Kings 4:42-44; John 6:4-15
A Word for the Church (Faithful Life Together)
Date | Session Title | Verses
August 4 | Knitting Gifts Together | Ephesians 4:1-16
August 11 | Imitating Christ | Ephesians 4:17-5:2
August 18 | Seeing the Light | Proverbs 9:1-6; Ephesians 5:6-20
August 25 | Standing Firm | Ephesians 6:10-20