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SUMMARY:Sunday Worship Services
DESCRIPTION:\nStreaming on FB @FirstAfrikan\n\n\n\n\nWe begin this sermon a
 nd study series with post-resurrection stories — stories that characteri
 ze the attitudes and behaviors of Yeshua’s disciples after the “resurr
 ection” event. Scholarly arguments about whether or not the resurrection
  event was physical (i.e. the resuscitation of a corpse) or mystical (i.e.
 \, supernatural or spiritual) abound. Generally\, literalist argue in the 
 direction of an actual resuscitation of a corpse while mystics claim that 
 the resurrection event is more the dawning of a new and transformative God
  consciousness in the lives of those who believe. This sermon series is no
 t designed to resolve this centuries’ long debate. As you listen to serm
 ons and engage in Wednesday night bible studies however\, you are liable t
 o see and hear the tension between these two theological extremes.\n\nIt i
 s important to know\, and to keep in mind the biblical record. The apostle
  Paul\, was the first historically\, to write about Yeshua\, claimed to ha
 ve seen and heard from the resurrected messiah on the Damascus Road and po
 ssessed none the stories about Yeshua told by Mark\, Matthew\, Luke and Jo
 hn. What is more\, those walking with Paul on the Damascus Road did not se
 e what he saw or hear what he heard. Mark\, the first to write a gospel 10
 -15 years after Paul\, has the resurrected Yeshua appearing to no one whil
 e Matthew has him appearing to women at the tomb. Luke says Yeshua appeare
 d to Cleophas in the village of Emmaus and John says he appeared to Mary M
 agdalene alone. These discrepancies are important yet none of them really 
 explain what the resurrection is or how it actually happened.\n\nBy and la
 rge\, the Christian church in America has decided to read the resurrection
  narratives literally despite the discrepancies briefly outlined above. Th
 is sermon series will not end the debate but will\, rather\, offer yet ano
 ther way to read them. We will ask\, “don’t these stories of resurrect
 ion have ancient Kemetic antecedents?” And if so\, why are we not consid
 ering what those antecedents are and how they impact the contemporary tell
 ing of the story?\n\nThese post-resurrection stories lead into the stories
  of Pentecost. Pentecost comes 50 days after Resurrection Sunday and focus
 es on the dawning of the Holy Spirit in the lives and imaginations of the 
 followers of Yeshua Ha’Mashiach (Jesus the Christ). The the promise of t
 he in-filling with the Holy Spirit was given to the followers of Yeshua be
 fore his resurrection and fulfilled 50 days after his resurrection. Pentec
 ost is followed by Ordinary Time and is the longest season in the liturgic
 al calendar.\n\nAt First African Church the liturgical seasons are informe
 d by the Nguzo Saba (Seven Principles) of Kwanzaa and “holy days” in t
 he historic rhythms of the Black Church (i.e.\, Mother’s Day\, Father’
 s Day\, Juneteenth &amp\; etc. See the image below). Ordinary Time is dubb
 ed “Multi-dimensional Sanctification” and various social\, political\,
  economic\, and spiritual matters are addressed in preaching as together\,
  we consider the sacredness of all aspects of our social life in light of 
 the resurrection event.\n\nThe biblical texts for this sermon and study se
 ries are drawn principally from the Revised Common Lectionary produced by 
 the Department of Religion at Vanderbilt University. It serves as an oppor
 tunity for our community to reflect upon the meaning of resurrection for A
 frican communities that remain in a life and death struggle for for true s
 elf-determination.\n\n\nSunday\, April 7\nBiblical Text: Acts 4:32-35\n\n\
 n\nSunday\, April 14\nBiblical Text: Acts 3:12-19\n\n\n\nSunday April 21\n
 Biblical Text: Acts 4:5-12\n\n\n\nSunday\, April 28\nBiblical Text: Acts 8
 :26-40\n\n\n\nSunday\, May 5\nBiblical Text: Acts 10:44-48\n\n\n\nSunday\,
  May 11\nThe Ascension of the Lord &amp\; Mother’s Day\nBiblical Text: A
 cts 1:1-11 (14)\n\n\n\nSunday\, May 19\nMalcolm X’s Birthday\nBiblical T
 ext: Acts 1:15-17\, 21-26 or Matthew 3:1-3\n\n\n\nSunday\, May 26\nDay of 
 Pentecost\nBiblical Text: Acts 2:1-21\n\n\n\nSunday\, June 2\nBiblical Tex
 t: Mark 2:23\; 3:6
CATEGORIES:worship
LOCATION:First Afrikan Church\, 5197 Salem Road\, Stonecrest\, GA\, 30083\,
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