Message: Shoulder to Shoulder
Speaker: Tim Bounds
"Our relationship with each other is the criterion the world uses to judge whether our message is truthful - Christian community is the final apologetic."
Francis Schaeffer
Read
- Acts 2:42-47
- Genesis 12:2-3
- Leviticus 19:34
- Ephesians2:19-21
Reflect
- How would you describe what church is to an alien?
- Read Acts 2:42-47. What about the community of believers sticks out to you?
- What risks do you see in living out this type of community? What makes it worth the risk?
- Why is it important that we, as followers of Jesus and as Leviticus 19:34 says, love the stranger as we love ourselves? What are ways we can live this out?
Do
As Christians, we are called to invite other people to the table in fellowship. The world is looking at us, and it sees whenever we are generous and loving to those we do not know. In answering the final question, you gave examples of ways you can love the stranger in your own life. So, go do it! The world is waiting for someone to show them love, and Jesus pushes us to do just that!