“ 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, We light a candle in the name of the Maker, Who lit the world and breathed the breath of life for us… Who lit the world and breathed the breath of life for us… We light a candle in the name of the Son, We light a candle in the name of the Son, Who saved the world and stretched out his hand to us… Who saved the world and stretched out his hand to us… We light a candle in the name of the Spirit We light a candle in the name of the Spirit Who encompasses the world and blesses our souls with yearning … Who encompasses the world and blesses our souls with yearning … We light three lights for the trinity of love: We light three lights for the trinity of love: God above us, God beside us, God beneath us: God above us, God beside us, God beneath us: The beginning, the end, the everlasting one. The beginning, the end, the everlasting one.
Liturgy | Philippians 2:5-11 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus 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 every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 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 How can we both listen to the wisdom of ages past listen to the wisdom of ages past and be open to the ongoing and be open to the ongoing creative work of God today? creative work of God today? ROF xi-58 ROF xi-58 (Intro, Ch. 1-2) (Intro, Ch. 1-2)
ROF xi-58 ROF xi-58 (Intro, Ch. 1-2) (Intro, Ch. 1-2) How can we both listen to the wisdom of ages past and How can we both listen to the wisdom of ages past and be open to the ongoing creative work of God today? be open to the ongoing creative work of God today?
Deep Church | Why? Recovering? Emerging? Question Challenge Implication Application
What didn’t make sense? What didn’t make sense? Question What did you think was wrong? What did you think was wrong? Challenge If this is true, then what does it mean If this is true, then what does it mean for how we bring Christian tradition for how we bring Christian tradition Implication into dialogue with our contemporary into dialogue with our contemporary context and church practice? context and church practice? What does it look like for us to live What does it look like for us to live Application out of this vision, “remembering our out of this vision, “remembering our future” as deep church, journeying future” as deep church, journeying where the current is strongest? where the current is strongest?
What practices or What practices or traditions have been traditions have been meaningful to you? meaningful to you?
RESPONSE? Implication & Application RESPONSE? Implication & Application How can we both listen to the wisdom of ages past How can we both listen to the wisdom of ages past and be open to the ongoing creative work of God today? 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 Advent Enlarged in Enlarged in the Waiting the Waiting Taize, Taize, “ Wait on “ Wait on the Lord ” the Lord ”
Lectio Divina | Luke 1:46- 55 (Mary’s Magnificat) READ | What does Scripture Say? READ | What does Scripture Say? MEDITATE MEDITATE PRAY PRAY CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATE ACT 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? MEDITATE | What is standing out to me? What is this Scripture saying to me? What is this Scripture saying to me? READ READ PRAY PRAY CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATE ACT ACT
Lectio Divina | Luke 1:46- 55 (Mary’s Magnificat) PRAY | Speak to Your Father about PRAY | Speak to Your Father about what you have meditated on what you have meditated on READ READ MEDITATE MEDITATE CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATE ACT ACT
Lectio Divina | Luke 1:46- 55 (Mary’s Magnificat) CONTEMPLATE | S pend time looking at God and CONTEMPLATE | S pend time looking at God and letting God look at us. letting God look at us. Create space that if God wants to give you a special Create space that if God wants to give you a special grace gift in relation to this passage, he will. grace gift in relation to this passage, he will. If not, just relax with him. If not, just relax with him. READ READ MEDITATE MEDITATE PRAY PRAY ACT ACT
Lectio Divina | Luke 1:46- 55 (Mary’s Magnificat) ACT | How would God have me respond? ACT | How would God have me respond? READ READ MEDITATE MEDITATE PRAY PRAY CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATE
Advent Advent Enlarged in Enlarged in the Waiting the Waiting Taize, Taize, “ Wait on “ Wait on the Lord ” the Lord ”
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Sept 13: ROF, 59-107 (Ch. 3-4) Scripture & Tradition + Ordinary Hermeneutic
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