Face to Face

The Neighborhood Church

Philosopher Simone Weil said that "Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. Isn't this true in an increasingly distracted society moving from one thing to the next? How might our relationship with God and others grow if we were to cultivate our attention to the one in front of us? In this brief message, we're invited to explore Moses' mysterious example by connecting with God "face to face." NOTES -- // VIDEO: "The Bridge: Face to Face by the Jubilee Project -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxN3p2QyqDk // SCRIPTURE FOCUS -- Exodus 33.11 // PRACTICING PRESENCE -- In a culture always moving from one thing to the next, we are out of practice at being attentive to God and others. Yet God longs to be attentive to us. And our attention facilitates connection. // ATTENTION = TIME = LIFE // CULTIVATING ATTENTION TO GOD'S "WITH-NESS" IN... Worship, Communion, Praying, Playing, Serving, Working, Driving... // HOW WILL YOU PRACTICE SOME "FACE TIME" WITH GOD AND OTHERS THIS WEEK?