October 30th…the day before Halloween!!! Tomorrow, all sorts of youngsters (and those young at heart) will suit up & mask up, taking the once-a-year opportunity to become whatever or whomever they desire. Funny? Scary? Successful? Adventurous? Anything goes on this particular day. What most of these kids don’t realize is that many their parents have been trained, persuaded, & indoctrinated by society to wear masks everyday, pretending to be something they’re not…hiding what’s really going on in their hearts, their minds, their relationships, and their homes. The truth is, many of us are LIVING the MASQUERADE.
This past weekend, we kicked off a brand new series, Masquerade, by taking a look at Genesis 2:25-3:10, history’s very first masquerade party. In an infamous story of cover-up, Adam & Eve found themselves hiding in the garden, ashamed of what they had done and doing their best to hide (i.e. masquerade) their nakedness from one another and their brokenness from God. The unfortunate truth is not only that this happened way back in Genesis, but that this has been happening ever since, in each of our lives! Truth be told, many of us are exhausted from Living the Masquerade.
Over the next four weeks, we’ll be discussing as a community the various masks that each of us are tempted to wear, and we’ll do our best to help one another to peel back the layers, unveiling the “why” behind the cover-up. A masquerade party can be a fun thing, but Living the Masquerade is another story altogether.
Join the community of SummitLIFE this Sunday at 10AM at the Elks Lodge on Airport Rd. in Sedona, AZ!!!
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