Living a life that Matters

Community – life together

Tonight it sunk in that my missional community has really become my family. I still remember trying to get a feel for these people and having my own judgmental thoughts about them. I put all that to rest a few months back because all of them truly get the gospel and they have been so loving and accepting of me. The two little girls used to be so scared of me and tonight I spent most of the night playing with them and letting them climb all over me. God has really taught me so much about why community is so important for the gospel to work in our lives. I have many friends and friends are important to have. But a missional community is in your life and knows your deepest darkest crap. You literally grow in your relationship with God as you do life with them. I really can’t imagine living life without community while going through my walk with Jesus.

Gelato

Our tendency is to just want to apply the gospel to ourselves. We have learned in church the gospel is threefold – individual, community and the cosmos (God’s sovereignty). Being with my family has changed my life so much and I know they won’t ever let me falter if I ever veer off path again. I love the new format of our group for each month – a night of fun (social, games, etc), a night of worship and prayer, a night of community outreach and a night of teaching. We played board games tonight for social night and the girls won, so the guys had to buy them gelato.