God Has Already Begun (Building Back Beloved, Week 2)

God has already begun the good work of building beloved community within us, if only we would pay attention! With Paul, pay attention to gratitude. With Nehemiah, pay attention to grief. Listen to your body and your being, because the Spirit is already pushing us towards the dream of the Gospel.

Pastor Ben Masters preached "God Has Already Begun" on July 25, 2021.

Scripture readings: Nehemiah 1:1-4, 2:1-6 and Philippians 1:1-11.

Download the transcript.

At minute 18:26 there is an adapted meditation from Resmaa Menakem's book, My Grandmothers' Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies (Las Vegas, NV: Central Recovery Press, 2017), page 24.

To learn more about Menakem's work, listen to his interview with Krista Tippett (50 minutes) or read a short article in Psychology Today.

Chapters

• 0:55 Listen to the Scriptures
• 4:42 Listen to the sermon
• 18:26 Listen to the guided meditation