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Sundays @ 9:30am Please click on the link below on Sunday morning: https://zoom.us/j/669927281?pwd=S0Qvdzh5cUY2akhmM2VoeTlUUVFBZz09 Meeting ID: 669 927 281 If prompted enter password: 080114 Joining by phone: If you are not able to join worship via your personal computer, you are welcome to join using your phone. Call this number: 1-669-900-6833 Use the Meeting ID: 669 927 281 Enter password 080114 You will find yourself in our Zoom worship space. Online Worship Logistics:
God’s peace, Pastor David |
ALL ONSITE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES ARE CANCELED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO THE COVID 19 CRISIS.
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A preaching series for Summer 2020…
Forgotten Books of the Bible:
Wisdom from the Five Jewish Festival Scrolls for Today’s World
“Ecclesiastes, Lamentations, Song of Songs, Ruth, and Esther. These five books have never had an easy time of it. Even centuries ago when the Jewish rabbis were deciding what books were to be considered holy, several of these books barely made the cut. Song of Songs and Ecclesiastes were most disputed—the former because it was too sexy and the latter because it was too depressing. The book of Esther was suspect because it never even mentions God.
Yet in the end, the Jewish tradition not only declared all of these books holy but ultimately elevated them to a special status in the tradition. The five books together became known as the Chamesh Megillot—the Five Scrolls—and they were each assigned to be read in association with a particular Jewish holiday.
Once nearly marginalized by the Jewish tradition, these books now have a central place in the life of that community. Not so in the Christian church. While the Christian tradition also affirms the holiness of these books as part of the Christian Old Testament, they hardly ever make an appearance in the actual life of the church—or in the lives of most Christians.”
From the introduction to The Forgotten Books of the Bible: Recovering the Five Scrolls for Today by Robert Williamson Jr.
If you are curious, take a look at the outline of the summer preaching series, available via PDF here.
Forgotten Books of the Bible:
Wisdom from the Five Jewish Festival Scrolls for Today’s World
“Ecclesiastes, Lamentations, Song of Songs, Ruth, and Esther. These five books have never had an easy time of it. Even centuries ago when the Jewish rabbis were deciding what books were to be considered holy, several of these books barely made the cut. Song of Songs and Ecclesiastes were most disputed—the former because it was too sexy and the latter because it was too depressing. The book of Esther was suspect because it never even mentions God.
Yet in the end, the Jewish tradition not only declared all of these books holy but ultimately elevated them to a special status in the tradition. The five books together became known as the Chamesh Megillot—the Five Scrolls—and they were each assigned to be read in association with a particular Jewish holiday.
Once nearly marginalized by the Jewish tradition, these books now have a central place in the life of that community. Not so in the Christian church. While the Christian tradition also affirms the holiness of these books as part of the Christian Old Testament, they hardly ever make an appearance in the actual life of the church—or in the lives of most Christians.”
From the introduction to The Forgotten Books of the Bible: Recovering the Five Scrolls for Today by Robert Williamson Jr.
If you are curious, take a look at the outline of the summer preaching series, available via PDF here.
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Community of
ChristChurch 5170 NE Five Oaks Dr Hillsboro, OR 97124 COVID 19 UPDATE: Our staff is working remotely. Our offices are closed. Please email Admin@comchristchurch.org for assistance. Admin@comchristchurch.org 503.617.9526 
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Due to COVID 19 our office is closed and all in person events at the building are cancelled.
We are meeting online when possible. Use the calendar below to find Zoom links for those meet ups.
We are meeting online when possible. Use the calendar below to find Zoom links for those meet ups.