Blue Ocean Church Ann Arbor Sunday Sermons

We talk about how we're compelled to walk paths of justice on our faith journeys, led by the Creator and in the company of others.

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We talk about what it means for the Creator to provide basic care, concern, and comfort to us in the midst of life's many troubles, and how being nourished by quiet and nature and community helps us “walk paths of justice.”

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This morning we talk a bit about our values of connection and intentional community, and then three congregants share a little of their own story.

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Jesus taught his disciples, “Blessed are you who are poor“ and “woe to you who are rich.” These challenge our expectations on who is truly blessed and chosen by G-d. But we are called to care for the poor because God particularly loves and cares for the poor.

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We’ve been talking about how, when religious meta-narratives undergo seismic shifts, people start to gather at the edges of faith because parts of the core don't work for them anymore. We wander to the edges to see what we can see, and notice who is standing with us.

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Innovation and the reimagining of Christianity is happening on the margins of our faith tradition. We chat a bit about TFAM and how our church found fellow travelers on our journey.

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We interact with the work of Rabbi Benay Lappe, who has a framework for what happens when the stories of our faith traditions start to unravel. It's an invitation to innovate and integrate what's working with new ideas that can help revitalize our spirituality.

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In a series where we're exploring a few well-trod prayers, we look at a beloved compline prayer that offers some tools for praying before bed or during the night.

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We talk about the imagination St. Hildegard von Bingen had for how the Divine interacts with the creation, how her imagination informed the prayer she penned, and how it might give us some tools for how we pray.

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We give some history and context for the Sarum Prayer to better understand why we pray it together every week during our Sunday services.

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