The Call to Worship

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.

Brave Space by Micky Scott Bey Jones

Together we will create brave space

Because there is no such thing as a “safe space”

We exist in the real world

We all carry scars and we have all caused wounds.

In this space

We seek to turn down the volume of the outside world,

We amplify voices that fight to be heard elsewhere,

We call each other to more truth and love

We have the right to start somewhere and continue to grow.

We have the responsibility to examine what we think we know.

We will not be perfect.

This space will not be perfect.

It will not always be what we wish it to be

But

It will be our brave space together,

And, we will work on it side by side.

The Shared Story

Say Something | Cover by The Arctic

The Message

Conversation Series | Jesus Christ(s)

When we think of Jesus or the Bible, we inevitably think of a finished conversation. The development Jesus is over with, and the definitions are set in stone. This notion of final and fixed closes our ears to the poetics of Paul and other New Testament authors. A poetic drawn out of rich Jewish tradition, the community's needs, and the Christ event. Throughout the next four weeks, we will experience the generative theological project of Christ through the various poems written about him in the New Testament so that we, the church, can continue walking in it.

Message | The Coming & Delayed Christ

This week Carl Amouzou leads us in a conversation about how the different images of Christ that we have affect the way we see God and the world around us. He also explores the images of the coming and delayed Christs.

Formational Learning

What stood out to you from the liturgy? Were there any points of curiosity, clarity, confusion, conviction, or conflict that emerged as you walked through liturgy together?

(Head)

What changes when we honestly engage the idea that the different images of Jesus that we hold shape how we see God and the world around us?

(Heart)

What is an image of Jesus that you have been taught or held onto that has skewed your perception of God or the world around you?

What is an image of Jesus that you have been taught or held onto that has helped you see God or the world around you more clearly?

(Hands)

How can we participate in the perpetual coming of Christ?

Announcements 

• We have a Slow-Cooker Spirituality group that meets online at 9:30am PST every Thursday. This coming week we will be sitting in 1 Corinthians 11:23-32.

  • Using the Head, Heart, Hands questions, spend some time reflecting on the passage and writing down what emerges for you.
    
    (Head) What do I think about what I read?
    
    (Heart) What do I feel as I am reflecting?
    
    (Hands) What do I do to respond?

• 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.