This Sunday continues the Easter season (it’s not just a day, but a whole season of celebrating resurrection!), and we kick off a Spring sermon series using the Revised Common Lectionary scriptures. It is called
BUILDING BLOCKS: Ancient Church Lessons for the Future Church
Believers in Jesus had quite the journey to recover from the shock of the cross and resurrection to the formation of a new community. We have much to learn from them! What commitments are foundational to who we are? We believe in what we cannot see, experience the resurrected Christ for ourselves, learn to share in community, ask questions as we grow in faith, draw connections for those with other beliefs, draw strength from shared prayer and value all who are part of the Body of Christ.
This week, we begin the series with the story we read every single year on this Sunday after Easter Sunday: the story of so-called “Doubting Thomas”. We consider what it means to a growing community of faith to engage with our doubts and questions; how that can be valuable for all of us. We also think about getting beyond belief or a system of dogma and into the realm of true faith and trust in a dynamic relationship with the living God.