June 10, 2020
11:30 am & 7:00 pm
In HIS Image: Decoding Race and Injustice From a Christian Perspective
The Word
- Genesis 1:26-28
- 26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
- Malachi 2:10
- Have we not all one Father? Has not one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously with one another by profaning the covenant of the fathers?
- Acts 17:26-27
- 26 And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their pre-appointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, 27 so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;
The Dialogue
- This conversation series uses transformative dialogue to explore biblically-guided responses to racism and trauma, to address common myths about identity and oppression, and to consider the Christian’s role in social justice struggles.
Discussion Questions:
- Do you think God sees race when he sees us? Why or why not?
- Are Christians called to be colorblind?
