Friday, March 06, 2009

Dialogue -- What We Will be Talking About

In a previous post "Enter the Dialogue" I mentioned that the input from your spiritually seeking friends would be critical in shaping the content of the weekend messages.  Based on the input we received here is what we will be speaking about in the next four weeks.
Dialogue
What if weekends services could address the questions that came up  THAT WEEK as you were talking to friends at work, school, the gym,  Starbucks? How cool would it be if you could invite people to hear the  stuff they want to talk about at church, to try & answer the questions  they actually have? Well that’s what this unique series is all about.  It will involve YOU. We will collect the questions from people in YOUR  WORLD throughout February & the top ones will be this series. Look for  a “Chat Room” at least a couple of times during this series.

March 6 & 8: You asked about… HELL “Why does hell exist? Does it?

March 13 & 15: You asked about… OTHER RELIGIONS “How can you know that you are right about Christianity? What about religious tolerance?”

March 20 &  22: You asked about… SUFFERING “Sometimes I can’t help but wonder where God is when I hear about suffering & atrocities & suffering? How can I believe in a good God in a world like this?

March 27 &  29: You asked about… THE TRUTH & GOODNESS OF  CHRISTIANITY "Why does Christianity breed so much hate & intolerance? Is it even good for the world?"

Mar 6, 2009 1:10:55 PM | Church

2 Comments

Lise,
thanks for your feedback. I believe what are you are sharing is true of all of us that the longer we begin to walk with God we discover just how much we don't know that causes us to seek Him further.

Rod

Posted by: Rod Kaya | Saturday, March 07, 2009 at 10:04 AM

Rod, I just want to share that this series is already really enlightening. I may be a believer but I still have so many questions myself. I learned a lot last night (and left an obnoxiously long post on Ed's blog) as a result, although I am finding that the more I learn the more I don't know; have more questions, etc.

Even though Ed is the speaker, I know many people collaborate on creating a series. Cudos to all of you involved.

Posted by: Lise | Saturday, March 07, 2009 at 07:37 AM

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