"Wonderful Words of Life" Sermon Series
This series invites us to consider new and deeper meanings in Bible characters and events that may be very familiar and yet can also be disturbing and challenging. As people who embrace the scripture as “wonderful words of life,” how do these passages call us into deeper discipleship today?
The Flood and a New Future
September 24, 2023 • Dr. Harold Henderson • Genesis 7:1–10
With the help of the study, “Bible Stories for Grown Ups” by Pastor Josh Scott, this series will invite us to consider new and deeper meanings in Bible characters and events that may be very familiar and yet can also be disturbing and challenging. As people who embrace the scripture as “wonderful words of life”, how do these passages call us into deeper discipleship today? “Human violence is not dissipating with each successive generation but multiplying and creating the context for the story of Noah and the Great Flood: the earth is full of human violence… A creation that had been integrated is becoming dis-integrated. The order spoken into existence by God is being dis-ordered. The result is the collapse and destruction of human civilization.” pg. 12 “We aren’t left without safe passage, however. In this story, Noah and his family are provided with an ark to guide them through the Flood and into a new future. With that in mind, what might the arks available to us look like?” pg. 16
Looking Through New Lenses
September 17, 2023 • Pastor Beth Snarr • Psalm 119:89–105
With the help of the study, “Bible Stories for Grown Ups” by Pastor Josh Scott, this series will invite us to consider new and deeper meanings in Bible characters and events that may be very familiar and yet can also be disturbing and challenging. As people who embrace the scripture as “wonderful words of life”, how do these passages call us into deeper discipleship today? “We need grown-up lenses because these stories really weren’t written for children. They were written for grown-ups. They are nuanced and complicated, but doing the hard work of reading and interpreting them through these new lenses is worth it - it opens up new layers of understanding and possibility.” pg. xxi