Week Twenty-One - She

 

Next week our focus will be on the twenty-first film in Rob Bell's Nooma series - "She."  Wendy will lead us in this casual discussion.

Why do we overlook the feminine characteristics of God?

We didn't have anything to do with our birth. We are all here because some woman somewhere gave us life. Her pain, her effort, for our life. And when a mother gives like that to a child, she is showing us what God is like. But sometimes this part of God's nature is overlooked. A lot of us are comfortable with male imagery for God. But what about female imagery for God? Is God limited to a gender? Or does God transcend and yet include what we know as male and female? Maybe if we were more aware of the feminine imagery for God we would have a better understanding of who God is and what God is like.

Click this link to watch the trailer for the film we'll watch on January 20th:

http://nooma.com/films/021-she

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

Week Fifteen - You

Next week our focus will be on the fifteenth film in Rob Bell's Nooma series - "You."  Wendy will lead us in this casual discussion.  (Thank you, Wendy, for helping out Brian and Melinda!!)

Are we always debating the right things? Maybe some of our discussions would change significantly if we had more insight into the actual circumstances that surrounded the first people of the Christian movement if we had a better understanding of the things they did in the context of the world they lived in. Maybe some of the claims of the Christian faith that we typically perceive to be unique aren't really that special at all. And at the same time maybe we don't always put enough emphasis on the things that truly should matter in our lives.

Watch the trailer for the film we'll watch on November 4th:

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

Week Four - Sunday

Do we get so wrapped up in religion that we miss out on what's important to God?

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

Why do we go to church or give money away? Because we're supposed to or because we think that God needs it? Do we honestly put on our best clothes for an hour once a week, stand and sit at all the right times, and sing all the appropriate songs for God's sake, or because it'll make us look better to the world around us. We're tired of all the empty rituals and routines. And so is God. God hates it when we call ourselves Christians but ignore all the things he really cares about. He hates it when we go through hollow religious routines out of some feelings of duty or obligation. God doesn't want the meaningless rituals. God wants our hearts.

Watch the trailer for the film we'll watch on August 19th:

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