The Lord's Prayer

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

Amen.

Conversation Series | The Art of Being Basic

Sometimes we just need to get back to the basics. In this series we are exploring some of the basic practices of community.

Message | Hospitality

This week Glenn leads us through the practice of Hospitality. What does it look like to be a community shaped by and through hospitality?

Formational Learning:

As we explored the practice of hospitality and the story of the Samaritan, what stood out to you?

Were there any points of curiosity, clarity, confusion, conviction, or conflict that emerged as you walked through these stories?

(Head)

Often when we read stories like this one about the benevolent Samaritan, we see ourselves as the Samaritan. We have been taught that it is better to give than to receive, but the kingdom of God seems to expand through the act of receiving. What changes when we see our role within the expanding kingdom as receiving hospitality, learning to be guests, which demands vulnerability and presence?

How does church change when we start from needing to receive hospitality from the Samaritan before “going and doing”?

(Heart)

Who do we have a hard time receiving hospitality from?

What risk is there in naming our Samaritans and recognizing we need them?

(Hands)

How do we create participatory space for the Samaritan? 

Announcements 

• We have a SOAP group that meets online at 9:30am PST every Thursday. Also, if you want to follow along with SOAP, you can find the daily reading plan, an explanation of SOAP, and a link to our Thursday Morning online group https://zoom.us/j/502434122

• Every week we try to get to know our community better, and others who are connected to FōS, through our Shared Story segment in our liturgy. If you have a creative gift or something that you found meaningful to you that you would like to share with the community, please send us an email at hello@fos.church

• Last, one of the ways we invest in the future of FōS is through tithes and offering, generous giving. You can give online at www.fos.church/partner. Make sure to follow the instructions.

Our Benediction

May the peace of the Lord Christ go with you: wherever he may send you;

may he guide you through the wilderness: protect you through the storm;

may he bring you home rejoicing: at the wonders he has shown you;

may he bring you home rejoicing: once again into our doors.*

*Claiborne, Shane. Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals (p. 52). Zondervan. Kindle Edition.