Upcoming Worship Series
The Bible is filled with characters, from the first verse of the Bible to the last book of the Bible… Some characters are dissenters and critics set on uprooting the Christian faith; some are heroes. Some are well known. Others are not. But all have a place in the eternal story of the Bible. What can we learn about these characters? And what can we learn from them? The characters in the Bible weave a tapestry into our own lives and beyond. We’ll examine Biblical characters from both the Old and New Testaments, as we see how their stories of strength, courage, perseverance, and faith, shape our own lives and stories.
June 14
In the Beginning, God
We might not think of God as a ‘character’ of the Bible. And yet, the Bible story begins with God. There are no other characters until God creates them. God begins the Bible, and continues in our lives today, and what we believe about God shapes everything else. So this is where we begin this series!
June 21
Adam and Eve:
Our Kind of People
Adam and Eve represent each of us, and so as we look at their story, we find ourselves better understanding our own story! We are reminded that we are: 1) Created in God’s image, 2) Given the privilege to take care for creation, and yet, we are 3) In need of redemption!
June 28
Jacob: A Messy, Emotional, and Unfinished Journey
Jacob’s story reminds us that God does not wait for people to become polished, stable, or spiritually complete before working through them. Jacob’s faith was messy, emotional, and unfinished — yet through struggle, surrender, and persistence, God transformed him from a man grasping for blessing into a man marked by grace.
July 5
Paul: Called to Go
As Paul was sent into the world, we’ll learn so much about how we are sent… the nature of
worship in building community and sensing God’s movement, the role of
mentoring, as Paul mentored Barnabas, and the importance of
perseverance as we go. Our base Scripture will be Acts 13:1-4a, as we then will looking Paul’s first missionary journey as he was ‘sent.
July 12
Simon Peter: The Call of the Fisherman
Peter provides a beautiful pattern as we hear God’s direction and call for our lives. As Jesus calls Peter, Jesus calls each of us, as we seek to find our direction in life.
July 19
David: The Importance of Singing What You Think
Many of the Psalms are attributed to David. The Psalms are in some ways a book of worship. We’ll take a look at the beauty of the Psalms and music and worship as we consider our own worship.
July 24
Jesus: The Son of God and the Son of Humanity
How can we talk about characters of the Bible, and not have as the grand finale, Jesus? The one who was fully human, but on the other hand was fully divine? We see in Jesus our own humanity as well as our hope.