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"All Things in Common," What Does That Mean in the 21st Century?
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Love Like That
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We live in the land of ‘ism’s. Starting with capital-ism, discovering plural-ism, fighting terror-ism, demonstrating fanatic-ism, seeking relativ-ism, tolerating sex-ism, striving for altru-ism, sustaining ideal-ism, and all the while trying to maintain optim-ism in our country, our church, our home and finally in our own mind.
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The Test of a Small Group’s Commitment
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One of God’s purposes for a small group is that it be a place where care is mutually given. Our response to friends in need is a loud and clear statement to those in the group, the rest of the body of Christ, and to unbelievers who are watching us to see if our love “has feet and hands.” Solomon wrote, “A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need” (Proverbs 17:17). For all of us, the question is not if crisis will come. The question is when it will come. On our darkest days, we need friends who gladly shoulder part of the burden as if they were “born to help in time of need.” We also have the need to be that kind of friend to others.
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The Life We Share
COMMUNITY: An A-Z Guide for What Believers Share
A - We share admonishment (Col. 3:16)—words of warning. We share our natural abilities (personal skills, strengths). We share affirmation, continually building up one another. We share accountability (accepting the responsibility to help each other reach the goals we have willingly set).
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Sharing Our Lives In Difficult Times
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It has been a difficult 5 months for us at our church. Last fall, our senior pastor was found to be in sin. The elders immediately asked for his resignation. Two days later, in our Sunday services, we announced what had happened and have been dealing with this “earthquake” and its aftershocks since that day.
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Christian Community Shines Its Light on the World and in the Church
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When the Christian community lights its candles and puts off the aroma of Christ, those that are not yet Christians see it and begin to want what they see. They see how we treat each other and those around us. They are curious when they get scent of the aroma of Christ, and they wonder about it. How we act and react to the circumstances God places in our paths will go a long way in spreading the aroma of Christ to others.
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