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Welcome
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PASTORAL NOTE:
It is our desire as a congregation
of an international fellowship
to provide ministry
for all age and interest groups
and persons,
which contributes to their spiritual growth
and sense of fellowship.
Ideas to enrich our ministry
are always welcome.
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480 Marion Street, Denver CO 80218
303 722-5759
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As a faith movement,
the church, in 1871
chose a visual image
of a lion, a lamb, a child,
and the word "peace".
Over the years
it changes in some degree
but still maintains
the same image.
The child leads efforts
to create
the peaceable kingdom.
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Independence Temple, Worshipper's Path
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PATHWAYS OF DISCIPLESHIP
A PLACE FOR YOUNG ADULTS
AND OTHERS,
WHO MAY BE INTERESTED!
CHECK WITH PASTOR
FOR ACTIVITIES, LOCATION AND TIME:
or Email
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RELAXED
CONTEMPORARY
ACCEPTING
GROWING
LEARNING
SHARING
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COMMUNITY SERVICE
SPIRITUAL GROWTH
FELLOWSHIP
WORSHIP CELEBRATION
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REFLECTION ON "THE HOPE OF ZION"
Excerpts from "The Hope of Zion"
by Linda Booth
November 2007 Herald
"you are called to create pathways in the world for peace in Christ
to be relationally and culturally incarnate. The hope of Zion
is realized when the vision of Christ is embodied
in communities of generosity, justice, and peacefulness."
Doctrine and Covenants 163: 3a
The Jesus story begins with a wonderful surprise. The almight God of the universe came as a baby, wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. As an adult---Emmanuel, "God with us"---he proceeded to turn the world topsy-turvey. He brought peace, reconciliation, and healing of the spirit to all he touched. He ate with sinners, visited in the hated tax collector's home, and took water from an untouchable woman. He demaned justice for those who could not speak for themselves and proclaimed his vision of the peaceable kingdom---Zion.
Jesus also called ordinary people to embody him, to imitate his way of life in their lives, to share his peace on the pathways of their worlds, and to take his life and incorporate it into their being and doing. He commissioned them saying, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you. (John 20:21)
Incarnation lies at the heart of Section 163:3a and calls us to intentionally center our inward and outward "pathways" or journeys in and for Christ's peace. It calls us out of our apathy and comfort zones into the messinessness of relationships and culture, where we are called to incarnationally live as Jesus.
Divine love is at the heart of an incarnational lifestyle. Divine love is "embodied in communities" and lived out in personal relationships and diverse cultures. In section 163:2b we are reminded that "the restoring of persons to healthy or righteous relationships with God, others, themselves, and the earth is at the heart of the purpose of your journey as a people of faith." Because we love as Jesus loved, we yearn for and actively strive to restore holistic relationships for us and all the people we meet and know, and for the earth that sustains us.
...Section 163:3a specifically and forcefully calls us into the world. There is an underlying urgency that calls us "to be relationqlly and culturally incarnate." The "hope of Zion" becomes real when Christ's vision is incarnationally lived and "embodied in communities of generosity, justice and peacefulness."
Theologians call this "the cultural mandate." We cannot retreat from the "secular" world in hope of finding God elsewhere. God is visible with the people amid their struggles, conflicts, sin, and marginalization. We are called into that unsettled, difficult world as co-laborers with God to bring peace, reconciliation, and healing of the spirit just as Jesus did. As the "embodiement of God's shalom (163:2a) we are holy sanctuaries, experiencing God's presence and sharing God's presence--incarnation!
...When we live the promise, our daily prayers and actions will mirror the words of this hymn:
" Make us, O God, a church that dares courageously to act;
That clothes with flesh its fervent prayers and makes the Gospel fact
Now thrust us from the cloistered halls where we may want to hide
And send us forth where duty calls to serve the Crucified!"
Hymns of the Saints, No. 484
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QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
Regarding matters of faith,
doctrine, needs, or ministry
please contact
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PRAYER THOUGHT
Daily Bread 2003
Article by Melba Jean Dixon
Prayer Thought: Lord, we are grateful for the many blessings of science and technology. May we use them not just for our comfort, but to bring a more abundant life to people everywhere.
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