Week Two - "Flame"

Could love be the most misunderstood and misused word in our vocabulary?  

Next week our focus will be on Rob Bell's second film in the Nooma series - "Flame."  Tabitha will lead us in this casual discussion.

I love these shoes. Really? The same way I love my wife? What's up with the word "love"? It doesn't have much meaning when we use it so loosely. Maybe we don't really get it. Maybe we don't really understand what real love is. What it involves to really love somebody. What it means to give yourself to someone else. We mistake things like friendship, commitment, or lust for love, but God wired us in a certain way to experience all that love was really meant to be. Not to hold us back or make us miss out on the best that life has to offer. God created love, and wants us to feel it all in the way it's meant to be felt.

Watch the trailer for the film that we'll watch on August 5th:

Remember, we meet in the Fellowship Hall during Sunday School (9:45-10:45).  Everyone is welcome!!

Awesome First Day

Thank you SO much to everyone who came out today to the first meeting of our new small group Just Coffee.  I was absolutely thrilled at the attendance - we had 14 for fellowship and discussion.  Yep, that's right.  14 in the middle of the summer.  14 when this class was just formally dreamed up a week ago.  I celebrate our 14!  God is good, all the time.  :-)

First Meeting

Bermuda Hundred's newest small group has begun! We're calling ourselves "Just Coffee" - a group meeting Sunday mornings for casual discussions of faith and fellowship.

Our first meeting will be tomorrow (July 29th) in the Fellowship Hall during Sunday School (9:45-10:45am). Everyone is welcome! We'll have a chance to discuss what we would like to get out of this small group and how we would like to grow. All suggestions are appreciated!


Tomorrow...
We will be discussing Rob Bell's first film in the Nooma series - "Rain." Tabitha will lead us in this casual discussion. Come with an open mind and an open heart!

Things don't always work out the way we want them to, or the way we think they will. Sometimes we don't even see it coming. We get hit with some form of pain out of nowhere leaving us feeling desperate and helpless. That's the way life is. Still, it makes us wonder how God can just stand by and watch us suffer. Where is God when it really hurts? Maybe God is actually closer to us than we think. Maybe it's when we're in these situations, where everything seems to be falling apart, that God gets an opportunity to remind us of how much he really loves us.

Watch the trailer for the first film that we'll watch tomorrow:

What is NOOMA?

The name NOOMA is an English phonetic spelling of the Greek word pneuma, which is commonly translated to spirit or breath. Pneumatology refers to the study of spiritual beings, particularly the interaction between humans and God.

NOOMA is a new format for spiritual direction.  It is short films touching on issues that we care about an that we want to talk about.  It's a format that's there for us when we need it, as we need it, how we need it.  NOOMA is short films that really speak to us.  Concise and to the point, 10- to 14-minute DVDs tackle topics like forgiveness, discipleship, and unconditional love, making biblical truths vivid and relevant for today's generation.  They will surprise you, touch you, help you to think in new ways and spark meaningful discussion in our small group.

Information from the NOOMA website