They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer...
Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes...
Acts 2:42, 46 NIV
The early church was pretty serious about community...
About learning together
Worshipping together
Praying together
Eating together
So don't just look at church as an hour or so on Sunday...but as a community to give in to, to share in the good, the hard, the sad...a place where we can pray for and with each other...
Share a meal. Good things happen when we eat together :)
Our world is on the move. People change location for study, work, family...all kinds of good reasons. But wherever you are for however long, invest in the people you're with...
And.
Welcome in the new...
#lovepeople
...four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They couldn't bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus... Mark 2:3-4 NLT Great account of inventiveness and determination to get their friend to see Jesus. Love this. Do you wonder about the back story? Are these the same 4 people who bring this man food? Take him to the toilet every day. Clean him up. Does he live with one of them? Are they family? Are there whole families or groups of people in the background who have supported and cared for this man? A group of children who grew up seeing their parents love in action? Probably. Healing Help Hope These things are found in community. These 4 guys are the heroes here. The upfront people. One day it will be interesting to see who the background heroes are. #loveinaction #community #inthistogether #walkingeachotherhome #gospelofmark
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