The Gathering

The Gathering Live // May 23 // Heretic // Week 2

What we believe matters. It has implications for how we live, what we focus on, and how we look at the world. Early Christians thought that it was important to believe the right things about faith, and to point out the wrong beliefs. They called these wrong beliefs heresy. We have inherited a pretty negative view of that word. Heretic denotes people who are judgmental or close-minded. But in reality, these early Christians were simply trying to point out why certain beliefs didn’t best represent God. In this series, we will explore modern day “heresies” – beliefs that are arrived at in good faith but may have unintended implications for our faith in God.

What we believe matters. It has implications for how we live, what we focus on, and how we look at the world. Early Christians thought that it was important to believe the right things about faith, and to point out the wrong beliefs. They called these wrong beliefs heresy. We have inherited a pretty negative view of that word. Heretic denotes people who are judgmental or close-minded. But in reality, these early Christians were simply trying to point out why certain beliefs didn’t best represent God. In this series, we will explore modern day “heresies” – beliefs that are arrived at in good faith but may have unintended implications for our faith in God.

It is hard to see God when life is messy. And right now, life is messy - our world is messy. In fact, God can feel absent. In this series we will talk about how to find God in the mess of our life, not apart from it. We will follow the story of Elijah, a prophet who found God in all sorts of surprising places. From moments of great challenge, to seasons of despair, God was always somewhere to be found. Our hope for today cannot rest on the world being less messy, but rather finding hope and life in the mess.