- 1 Cor 14:26: What then shall we say, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each of you has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. Everything must be done so that the church may be built up.
- Easy to just show up to PM (especially a Zoom) – and sometimes we come thirsty
- But we know 2 things!
- We know there’s something about the power of a meeting when people come and throw themselves in, wanting to contribute something to build up the body
- We make up different parts of this little body
- Every part is needed.
- We know that testimony releases power
- Testimony of something the Lord did
- Testimony of some part of you that’s growing
- A message of appreciation and encouragement for the community
- A scripture and a comment
- We know there’s something about the power of a meeting when people come and throw themselves in, wanting to contribute something to build up the body
Neighboring
- Go love your neighborhood + the art of neighboring
- Such a desire for them to encounter the Lord
- Don’t you have a saying, ‘It’s still four months until harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest. (John 4)
- Do I believe they’re ripe?
- Working on building relationships with them
- “God makes really good things”
- Seeing the beauty and image of God in my neighbors, people of such worth
- Jesus had a way of being with sinners – but not joining in their sinning
- He was fully himself with them, on mission
- By God’s grace, our relationships are growing
- Watch The Chosen with a couple of them?
- “God makes really good things”
Meeting Saturday at Jeremy’s backyard
- Tentatively at 6:30pm
- Gather for an hour to worship and encourage one another
- Taking precautions: masks, no snacks, sitting apart
- If you feel uncomfortable, don’t come, will Zoom the meeting
- For this one, going to ask that no children (hard to keep them from mingling)
- Gonna be warm. Are we tough? Will have cold water and a few fans.