Longing For Belonging

Stories of dislocation and restoration

On September 10, ten people met for a Holy Imagination Partners ( HIP ) session. Together they reflected on who God is and what God is doing in the lectionary Bible passages for this worship series. HIP went on to ask how the ancient story and convictions of God’s work in the world intersect with the world we are experiencing today.

Today, images of refugees fill the media. Displacement disrupts the global community. Each of us carry our own experience of dislocation. In the face of displacement of global proportions and of personal depth, what does it mean to proclaim, “The Lord restores?”

Foundational Judeo-Christian stories follow a similar arc

  • Good creation, the fall, the restoration
  • Call to be a people, slavery, promised land
  • Jesus’ life, death, resurrection
  • Orientation, disorientation, re-orientation

As a Jesus Community for the World

18 Oct, '15
Joel’s Story
Joel 2:21-27
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25 Oct, '15
Kezia’s Story
Job 42: 1-6, 10-17
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01 Nov, '15
Mary’s Story
John 11:32-44
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08 Nov, '15
Penninah’s Story
1 Samuel 1:4-20
15 Nov, '15
The Lord Restores
Mark 12:38-44
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22 Nov, '15
Pilate’s Story
John 18:33-37

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