We continue our four-week worship series this week called Talking Ourselves into Being Christian. We hope this worship series will help us to talk about following Jesus in our everyday lives. We will focus on talking about faith in the real world today…in our work lives and our volunteer commitments and our families. Our worship series is based on a book called Testimony: Talking Ourselves into Being Christian by Thomas G. Long, a professor of theology and preaching at Candler School of Theology.
Outline of Talking Ourselves into Being Christian
July 20: Overview. Living and Talking about Faith. Psalm 139.1-12,23-24
July 27: This is the Day: Waking Up to the Joy God is Creating Psalm 105.1-11, 45b
August 3: Work Day and Lunch: Talking About Faith in the Real World. Romans 9.1-5
August 10: Bedtime Prayers: Creating Safe Places in Our Homes. Psalm 133
Read Psalm 133. This psalm would have been sung by the people of God as they made their way to Jerusalem for a festival. The psalm itself was part of a ritual.
Thomas Long writes, In the quiet reflection of night, we acknowledge, if we are honest with ourselves, that not all of the words we have spoken this day have been wise, true, or kind (Long, Thomas G. (2004-08-10). Testimony: Talking Ourselves into Being Christian (p. 144). John Wiley and Sons. Kindle Edition.)
What evening rituals have you found most helpful in your efforts to stay in love with God?