Dinner Church Gathering

The Well

Dinner + Faith + Community

Everytime we gatherEach time we share this mealAt every table in this roomAnd in our thanks for a beautiful dinner and peoplewho always welcome us

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you gather with usyou share in it with usyou are part of our conversationWe are reminded that your beautiful love always invites us back to the table.Amen.

As we gather...

Jesus said to the disciples, "Be merciful, just as God is merciful. Stop judging, and you will not be judged. Stop condemning, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and gifts will be given to you. A good measure, packed together, shaken down and overflowing will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure, will in return be measured out to you.” Luke 6:36-38

Who is your favorite superhero?

CommonGroundQuestions

Who do you know that listens well?

Think of a movie where two strangers become unlikely friends.

Story

The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living.It's our handle on what we can't see.Hebrews 11:1-2(The Message)

Where do you see myself or my experience in this story?

Reflection

What does this story tell me about God or what questions does it prompt in me?

How does it makeme feel? Why does it matter?

Holding the story...

How can we pray foreach other this week?Share your requests and all will respond with...

Lord, hear our prayer

As we go...

God, help us live out your good news in the world. Form us into a family that runs deeper than biology or nationality or ethnicity, a family that is born again in you.people who do not accept the world as it is, but insisit on its becoming what your want it to be. Amen.

We pray for those who do not know your love, that they would be wooed by your goodness and seduced by your beauty.May we be creators of holy mischief and agitators of comfort...

from the Book of Common Prayerfor Ordinary Radicals

Let me hear the sound of your voiceand I will leave it all behindLet me hear the sound of your voiceand I'll come runningThere’s something in the sound of your voice that speaks to every part of meWhen I hear the sound of your voice, I'm alive

I was made to love you,it's all I really know for sureAll I am is wrapped up in youthe center of my worldAnd I was made to love you,from my beginning to my endAnd you’ll be my forever, my forever amenAmen, Amen, Amen...

Forever Amen

You will never leaveYour love sustaining meBefore I even knew what love wasYou've brought me here to restAnd given me space to breatheSo I'll stay still until it sinks inI will lean back in the loving armsOf a beautiful FatherBreathe deep and knowthat He is goodHe's a love like no other

And you will never leaveYour love sustaining meBefore I even knew what love wasYou've brought me here to restAnd given me space to breatheSo I'll stay still until it sinks inI will lean back in the loving armsOf a beautiful FatherBreathe deep and know that He is goodHe's a love like no other

Lean Back

What are the gifts or skills you might have that you can use for God's work in the world?

When you look at our target community here in Tulsa, what are some gifts/assets God has already placed there?

Many people belong to a community before they believe. What can we do together and individually to create a sense of belonging for others?

Jesus said to the disciples, "Be merciful, just as God is merciful. Stop judging, and you will not be judged. Stop condemning, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and gifts will be given to you. A good measure, packed together, shaken down and overflowing will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure, will in return be measured out to you.” Luke 6:36-38