Common Ground

Matthew 26:29, John 2; Genesis 9; 1 Corinthians 11"I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.” All of us have a story of shame when it comes to alcohol. Either that as something we did while drinking or something that was done to us while someone else was drinking? How can Christ, in good conscience turn water to wine? I mean where does he get off knowing that some struggle with this? Is there a redemption for those who struggle? Is there sobriety for the addicted and is there a world that we can imagine where all the good gifts of God will be made new? How do we live in the tension between Eucharistic joy and alcoholic shame? Join us as we discuss the beauty and tragedy of alcohol.

Exodus 32:1-35And he received the gold from their hand and fashioned it with a graving tool and made a golden calf. And they said, “These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!" Israel's greatest sin gave way for Moses' greatest prayer. When we look at the doctrine of repentance and what it takes to get rid of the golden calves in our life we have to look at this story. The people needed a God that they could see and Aaron was more than happy to give it to them. Join us as we look at how sin distorts even our worship.

How do you repair a relationship with a friend, a spouse, a boss, a God? The truth is that it's down right hard. Our systems get hacked all the time and repairs need to be made. If we are honest, we have a way of indirectly hacking our own relationships by what we do, say, and where our affections lay. But what do you do when that critical relationship is with God? How do you return to square one? Join us as we look at a variety of ways of getting back to factory settings with God. This series will challenge and encourage each of us in repentance, the love of God and ultimately a change in our affections and actions.