Northridge Presbyterian: The Podcast
Welcome, we are a PCUSA church in the Lakewood neighborhood of Dallas, TX who seeks to inspire transformative faith through compassionate community, relevant worship, and extravagant generosity.
Episodes
Jun 19, 2022
Jun 19, 2022
21 min
June 19: Deliverance stories - Genesis 16
Reflect:
We hear much in contemporary media and culture about the importance of being seen. What do you think it meant to Hagar to be seen and called by name? What conclusions might you make about God’s character based on this story?
Connect:
Share about a time in your life, or the life of a loved one, when God has “made a way where there seems to be no way.
Act:
Who are the unseen people in your community? What is one thing you can do this week to help those unseen people around you feel seen?
Digging deeper:
Read the rest of the story of Hagar and Ishmael in Genesis 21::8-21. What might explain the formal inclusion of the messy story of Hagar and Ishmael in this family story?
Factoid: Hagar is the only person in the Bible who names God. Only once in Bible does someone name God. She names Him “God Sees”
Music by AudioCoffee from Pixabay
Jun 12, 2022
Jun 12, 2022
23 min
June 12: Origin stories - Genesis 1
Reflect:
Biblical scholars would tell us we need to pay attention when words repeat in a segment of scripture. What do you think is the purpose/power of the repetition of the phrase ‘God said it was good’? What does this passage suggest to you about the purpose and character of God?
Connect:
We each bring our own viewpoint to this story based on life experiences, relationships, and beliefs. What relationships have been important in informing your viewpoints to this text? How has your set of eyes changed over time? We encourage you to read and discuss this text with someone who has a different viewpoint than you. How does their understanding of this text expand your understanding?
Act:
Before God could call anything good, God had to see. Our youth are serving an often unseen group of people, the refugee population, in Fort Worth on their Mission Trip. Their act of service is an embodiment of seeing and reciting God’s refrain that they too are “good”. You are invited to pray for them this week, and if you would like to get involved in refugee work we encourage you to participate in Northridge Without Borders.
Music by AudioCoffee from Pixabay
About Us
At Northridge Presbyterian Church, we believe that the church is a gift that everyone deserves to enjoy. The church is a community of people who are committed to doing life together – enduring life’s heartaches and celebrating life’s joys, seeking out laughter, pursuing a more just world, and following the path Jesus set out for us.
Northridge is an open and affirming congregation within the Grace Presbytery of Presbyterian Church (USA).