A Story of Spiritual Renewal

For 2020, we're spending the entire year exploring the Bible, its story, and significance for us as followers of Jesus. Here is our working definition of the Bible: “The Bible is a library of writings that are both divine and human, that together tell a unified story, which leads us to Jesus.”

This past Sunday we continued in a new mini-series within the ‘Year of Biblical Literacy’ called ‘The Work of God’ where we’re walking through the story of Esther. Mike Cosper says, “For Christians, the story [of Esther] is a reminder that God doesn’t abandon his people, no matter how dark their circumstances, how compromised their hearts are, or how hidden he may seem” (Faith Among the Faithless). This week we explored Chapter 4 and the powerful and reverberating decision Esther had to make. We asked the question, “How do we, like Esther, find our way home — into the promises, riches, and glory of a life rooted in God?“ We called it, ‘A Story of Spiritual Renewal.’ Take a listen.

Like thousands of churches worldwide, this global pandemic has forced us to be creative in our response — both in terms of how we gather and how we serve our community. Though we believe the normative pattern established in Scripture for community anticipates embodied presence of the Gathered Church, there are certain times where that’s not as safe. We find ourselves in such a time and are thankful to be able to leverage the digital landscape to remain faithful to plugging into community. This week’s Gathering came by way of smaller House Gatherings (following local, state, and federal guidelines) via YouTube Live. We’d love for you to join us next week!