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A God Who Crosses the Line

Published: Aug. 8, 2019, 5 p.m.

This Sunday, the Eighth  Sunday after Pentecost, we will continue our sermon series, Acts: Stories, Scenes, & Spirit. 

The text we will explore together is Acts 11:1-18, the pivotal moment in the book of Acts and story of the Church. Over two chapters God's Spirit moves to set Peter, a Jew, and Cornelius, a Gentile, on a collision course that will blur the boundaries between clean and unclean, insider and outsider. As Peter enters into Cornelius' house, the law is broken, a prohibited intimacy is shared, and God's holy Spirit is poured out on unholy people. It is a moment of divine transgression and radical inclusivity that cause the faith leaders in Jerusalem to complain.

What do we do when the Spirit calls us to cross the borders between "us" and "them?" How can we be obedient to God's new ​​​​​​​words and visions when they contradict our old and familiar ideas about faithfulness? 

Loop Church is part of the Christian Reformed Church of North America and worships in Chicago, IL at 410 S. Michigan Ave. in the Fine Arts Building.