Our Father Aramaic Rendition, Georgia (2016)
We Didn t Start the Fire Church History in 4 Minutes
Lighting of the Candles We light a candle in the name of the Maker, Who lit the world and breathed the breath of life for us We light a candle in the name of the Son, Who saved the world and stretched out his hand to us We light a candle in the name of the Spirit Who encompasses the world and blesses our souls with yearning We light three lights for the trinity of love: God above us, God beside us, God beneath us: The beginning, the end, the everlasting one.
Liturgy Philippians 2:5-11 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
August 30: ROF, xi-xx, 1-58 (Intro + Ch. 1-2) Deep Church: Why, Recovering, Emerging?
How can we both listen to the wisdom of ages past and be open to the ongoing creative work of God today? ROF xi-58 (Intro, Ch. 1-2)
ROF xi-58 (Intro, Ch. 1-2) How can we both listen to the wisdom of ages past and be open to the ongoing creative work of God today?
Deep Church Why? Recovering? Emerging? Question Challenge Implication Application
Question Challenge Implication Application What didn t make sense? What did you think was wrong? If this is true, then what does it mean for how we bring Christian tradition into dialogue with our contemporary context and church practice? What does it look like for us to live out of this vision, remembering our future as deep church, journeying where the current is strongest?
What practices or traditions have been meaningful to you?
RESPONSE? Implication & Application How can we both listen to the wisdom of ages past and be open to the ongoing creative work of God today?
Christian Practices rich and repetitive actions we do, over time and often together, which engage our senses and imagination, reminding us of God s presence and aiming us at His Kingdom
The Church Calendar Living the Christian Year
Advent Enlarged in the Waiting Taize, Wait on the Lord
Lectio Divina Luke 1:46-55 (Mary s Magnificat) READ What does Scripture Say? MEDITATE PRAY CONTEMPLATE ACT
Lectio Divina Luke 1:46-55 (Mary s Magnificat) Mary responded, Oh, how my soul praises the Lord. How my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour! For he took notice of his lowly servant girl, and from now on all generations will call me blessed. For the Mighty One is holy, and he has done great things for me. He shows mercy from generation to generation, to all who fear him. His mighty arm has done tremendous things! He has scattered the proud and haughty ones.
Lectio Divina Luke 1:46-55 (Mary s Magnificat) He has brought down princes from their thrones, and exalted the humble. He has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away with empty hands. He has helped his servant Israel, and remembered to be merciful. For he made this promise to our ancestors, to Abraham and his children forever.
Lectio Divina Luke 1:46-55 (Mary s Magnificat) MEDITATE What is standing out to me? What is this Scripture saying to me? READ PRAY CONTEMPLATE ACT
Lectio Divina Luke 1:46-55 (Mary s Magnificat) PRAY Speak to Your Father about what you have meditated on READ MEDITATE CONTEMPLATE ACT
Lectio Divina Luke 1:46-55 (Mary s Magnificat) CONTEMPLATE Spend time looking at God and letting God look at us. Create space that if God wants to give you a special grace gift in relation to this passage, he will. If not, just relax with him. READ MEDITATE PRAY ACT
Lectio Divina Luke 1:46-55 (Mary s Magnificat) ACT How would God have me respond? READ MEDITATE PRAY CONTEMPLATE
Advent Enlarged in the Waiting Taize, Wait on the Lord
Quarry Church Sundays, 8am
Sept 13: ROF, 59-107 (Ch. 3-4) Scripture & Tradition + Ordinary Hermeneutic