Saul and a Scandalous God

Published: Aug. 1, 2019, 4 p.m.

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

The text we will explore together is Acts 9:1-9, a dramatic scene in which Saul's program to persecute the church is interrupted by a voice from heaven. With a blinding light, Saul is knocked to the ground and humbled by the intimate question: "Why are you hurting me?" Arrested by God, Saul is found guilty. He has abused the body of Christ. 

As we await Saul's sentencing we wonder what such abuse means for our own community as we seek to be a Safe Church that seeks to take the accusations of abuse seriously and practice restorative justice.

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.