Why Do You Ask? Can You Imagine?
Date: November 20, 2022
Speaker(s): Naomi Yoder
Series: The Messiah and the Marginalized
Passage(s): Luke 20:27-38, Psalm 145
As we utilize Scripture and ask theological questions, are we asking to learn or to prove our own points? Jesus, our engaging teacher, meets us in our questions and challenges us to consider that New Life in the Reign of God may bring transformation beyond our imagination.
More Than A Meal
Date: November 13, 2022
Speaker(s): Merle Hostetler
Series: The Messiah and the Marginalized
Passage(s): Luke 19:1-10, Psalm 119:137-144
Jesus, as he interacts with Zacchaeus, connects across a complex web of privilege and limitations related to economics, authority, ability, and hospitality. Where are we called to "look up?" Where are we called to "come down?" What are we being called to see from new perspectives?
Rather Than/Alongside
Date: November 6, 2022
Speaker(s): Naomi Yoder
Series: The Messiah and the Marginalized
Passage(s): Luke 18:9-14, Psalm 65
In his parable about two people at polar ends of perceptions (and perhaps expression) of righteousness, Jesus invites his followers to consider questions of virtue, fairness, favor, assumptions, and equity. Who decides who is “justified?”