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SUNDAY 8/11 10 AM: PRACTICING THE PRESENCE OF GOD

  • Bethesda Presbyterian Church 7611 Clarendon Road Bethesda, MD, 20814 United States (map)

Here's Sunday's Bulletin.

And join us post-Worship, 11:15 in the Fellowship Hall as we continue our discussion of Marilynne Robinson's The Givenness of Things: Essays -- Chapters: "Limitation" and "Realism"

Our Sermon on the Mount Summer Series continues, with a focus on Matthew 6:1-18: the Spiritual Practices of stewardship ("almsgiving"), prayer, and fasting. Practices, Jesus teaches us, not to show God how good we are. Practices to allow God to show us how good s/he is.

Taking seriously the Prayer of Confession before us in this Sunday's bulletin: How can spiritual practices of all kinds open the doors of our souls to a God who liberates us ... versus storming the fort for a God whom others expect us to serve?