14 Mar
Read Jesus Clears the Temple: Mark 11: 12-19 as a group... what resonates, draws your attention, or surprises you about this reading? What does this passage have to do with Justice? Jesus went about abolishing buying your way to God when he overturned the tables in the temple... Discuss ways we still try to earn our way to God, in others words, what unjust systems are in place currently that Jesus would abolish?
07 Mar
~Read Invitation to the Desert: Matthew 4: 1-11 as a group... what resonates, draws your attention, or surprises you about this reading? ~Discuss the relationship between the 2 passages. ~Describe a personal desert experience to the group and what you learned about God in the process... ~Jesus was tempted to assert his power (Economic, Political and Social) while in the desert... in what ways are you tempted to use your power?
07 Feb
Read Matthew 5: 1-12 and Matthew 28: 16-20 as a group... what resonates, draws your attention, or surprises you about this reading? Discuss the relationship between the 2 passages. In what ways is Vibrant living out Jesus' words to be compassionate and be Missional? What would be the benefit to living out our mission by being missional?
Sundays at 7:00 PM.
Wednesdays at 7:00 PM. Meets at 2738 SE 36th Ave.
Thursday Evenings @ 7 PM.
6:15 AM Wednesday mornings @ Cadillac Cafe 1801 NE Broadway.
Wednesdays @ 6:30 p.m.
Vibrant C(ommunity) Groups weekly small groups that prioritize:
Story: We discover community and wholeness through sharing our life stories. We invite all people to experience the love and grace of God throughout biblical history. We value all people as loved by God, believing each has a story to share that is important to us all.
Relationship: We study the Bible together and are all equal participants in discussing its meaning and interpretation. We receive our new identity by learning together about who God says we are. We seek God together through prayer, meditation and spiritual disciplines.
Investment: We believe that we all are given unique gifts from God that can be used to further what God is doing on earth. We invest our time and resources into relationships with one another in order to be shaped into a real community. We experience God through loving others through serving. We serve where the needs of the community and assets of our Christian community converge. We base Glocal (Global & Local) outreach on our faith in Christ. Glocal ministry is focused on justice, advocacy and compassion
*Justice: Intentionally changing systems of oppression.
*Advocacy: Intentionally standing with those who are oppressed
*Compassion: Intentionally caring for immediate physical needs We value partnering with whoever is meeting the needs of the community.
*Recovery and Reconciliation: We believe that God can and will restore wholeness to broken lives through recovery. We desire reconciliation in broken relationships across cultural and socioeconomic divides.