6.4 ANCIENT FUTURE (wk9) the communion of saints - a podcast by George Stull

Part 9 of The Apostles Creed

SLIDES GEORGE READ IN OUR GATHERING

The church is God’s answer to our existential need for belonging, community, acceptance, support, and love. You don’t ever have to be alone. If you are part of a church, you are to take this seriously. It means looking around to see who is alone, who may need a friend, who needs encouragement. It means inviting people to sit by you, or asking if you can sit by them. It means checking on and caring for those who need someone. 

-Adam Hamilton, Exploring The Apostles’ Creed

Any hope that you can know yourself without accepting the things about you that you wish were not true is an illusion. Until we are willing to accept the unpleasant truths of our existence, we rationalize or deny responsibility for our behavior. Only after we genuinely know and accept everything we find within ourselves can we begin to develop the discernment to know what should be crucified and what should be embraced as an important part of self. It is in the depths of your self that God waits to meet you with transforming love.”

-David Benner, The Gift of Being Yourself

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