The Cost of Claiming Your Identity

What happens when stepping into the beautiful truth of your God-given identity costs you your entire safety net?Pastor Charissa explores the terrifying leap of faith it takes to leave our familiar origins behind. Looking at an ancient patriarch's journey into the unknown, we discover a profound challenge for the church today to become a new, radical community of grace for those who have lost their support systems.The ancient meaning of the "father's house" (beit-av) and the terrifying vulnerability of leaving it.How the troubling binary of rigid religious rules can bring wrath and exclusion rather than belonging.Our holy obligation to become the "chosen family" and protective network for those in the LGBTQ+ community who have had to leave theirs behind.Liturgical Details: June 7, 2026 (Pride Sunday) | Genesis 12:1–9 and Romans 4:13–25.