On Sunday, we gathered for a warm worship service featuring a special song from the Bell Choir. We also geared up for what will be a busy October, learning about the Disciples Women's next service project to collect Christmas gifts for children to be distributed through Community Services League.
During the sermon, we continued our exploration of Paul's metaphor of the church as the body of Christ by considering the resurrected body of Jesus, most famously described in the encounter between Thomas and Jesus. In "Scarred, Not Broken," we considered what the church could learn by admitting the scars that it bears from past sins. The church has grown by admitting its mistakes, including recent ones involving such things as child abuse and theft, into an organization better able to prevent such betrayals of trust.
During the sermon, we watched a brief video offered by the Fund for Theological Education, which appeals to young people to consider being more active in the church despite its institutional shortcomings and previous sins. That video is posted below the sermon link.
If you missed Sunday's sermon, if you'd like to listen to it again, or if you would like to share it with someone, you can listen to a recording here.
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