by Richard Coble
Genesis 12:1-9
“Rather, as with Abram and Sara, the church is not a destination so much as it is a journey. It is not a place so much as it is a pursuit and a practice. We will never fully arrive. We will never fully see and know divine love in its fullness, in our life together, in this life. Rather, we are called and called again: Go Forth. Go Forth.
- Go forth, not to build walls around the expansive love of God but to tear those walls down in the name of love
- Go forth, not to create a church of insiders and outsiders, but to love, and learn, and celebrate with, and worship beside each and every child of God, knowing that God always calls us into deeper relationship, with ourselves, our neighbors, and with the divine
- Go forth with hearts and eyes open, always looking for the ways the church can exclude and abuse its power.
- And Go Forth knowing that this is especially the call to churches made of those who have been hurt by church, who are trying nonetheless, every day, to grow closer to the beloved community, the body of Christ.”
Watch the full GCPC service on 6/11/23 here
(Scripture and sermon begin at 43:35)
