I don’t know about you all, but last night was a highlight of my week. To hear more stories from each others’ lives, to hear different views on what is the body of Christ, to hear times of “the best ever” alongside times of apparent “abandonment by God”…very challenging and encouraging.
When Lyn shared the desire to be challenged, a thought ran through my head…the honor of challenging one another…In the book of Hebrews, chapter 10, verses 24 and 25 say something like:
Don’t stop getting together…keep challenging and spurring one another on to what it is you’re supposed to be about – love and good deeds…
I don’t know what this “group” is headed for or what it will look like. I do know this…God is a relational God…he wants us in relationship with him and with other people.
While there was some anxiety expressed about “dividing” too fast, know this…we’re not out to make that happen any faster than it’s supposed to…on the other hand, cell reproduction is part of a healthy organism…can we trust as we grow and “multiply”? It can be scary…but “scary” is a life I’ll take over safe…
Who knows? We might even try a bit of music next week…music of the iPod variety, not me singing J.
After most left last night an idea was floated about us pooling some of our giving for Operation Smile…take a look at: http://www.operationsmile.org/
We can talk about it next Sunday.
Mike and Joyce sent this link. If you have time, read it…
So, as always, thoughts and questions are welcome…
Til next week,
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