Genesis 1Big Ideas- This is Hebrew poetry- Modern christianity doesn’t know what to do with the resurrection- When we divorce physical and spiritual life, we don’t have any use for resurrection- We call death “life”, pretend it’s not a bad thing- Contemporary Christian Music is sunshine and rainbows, the only theme is victory - Secularism is YOLO, there is no spiritual life, so nothing matters- Real life is EMBODIED - God loves “stuff” so much that he became stuff- God rested on Day 7 because he was done- Real life is embodied communion with God- Our dominion means that we are here to create order out of chaos, to steward and help everything here flourish, and in doing so, experience delight-filled communion with God- God is ALL IN ALL- We’ve stripped God from the worldImplications- Stuff matters. Bodies matter.- Love our neighbors. Glory in diversity. Fight for justice. - Your life is sacred, God is meeting you there- God meet us in the ordinary- Our world matters. We need to protect it. - The cosmos are groaning for resurrection- Spiritual life is really embodiedQuestions- What are things in your life that feel like they show separation of spiritual and physical life? - What’s something that you feel spiritual or physical life doesn’t apply to? - What is a part of your week where you struggle to feel connected to God? - What’s an ordinary activity that you wish you could feel communion with God while doing it? - Is everything actually spiritual? - Does everything physical really matter to God? - What would change for you if this was true?
