For those of you who missed our first Shame series installment, "The Vulnerability of Jesus", here's a recap of the evening.
The Elevation Band led worship with a couple of songs, That's What Faith Can Do and The Stand.
The Scripture reading for the night from Hebrews 12:1-3.
"[Jesus's] ministry was a seeming failure, his life appeared to have made no difference; he was a naked, murdered, ineffectual, losing God. But in that weakness and vulnerability, the world would come to know the love of the Abba of the Compassionate One...The glory of Jesus lies in this; in weakness, vulnerability, and apparent failure he has called forth disciples to come after him, willing and able to carry the cross and relive his passion through a life of compassion."
Rev. Darren McDonald presented the Skidoosh:
Rev. Darren led the Skidoosh focusing on Jesus's vulnerability on the way to the cross as a model for how we can avoid shame in the face of rejection. He offered three aspects of Jesus's shame resiliency that also apply to us: offering one's emotions to God in prayer; developing compassion for those who shame you; and trusting God to lead you through the pain.
After the Skidoosh we broke into three Activities from which people could choose to participate:
1. Continued discussion with Darren
2. Scripture Search with Nicole
3. Hand-Washing Ritual Ceremony with Eli
From there, we went into our Spiritual Practice of group prayer, led by Eli Zigdon
We then had a time of Giving and Receiving lead in worship by the band to "Captivate Us".
Finally after hearing announcements for the week, we Closed the service by singing "You Are A Child of Mine".
As usual, after service all were invited to participate in our weekly Pizza Ritual!
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