Daily Reading for Saturday, Mar. 1: Community
“What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life-- and the life was manifested, and we have seen and testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us--what we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ. These things we write, so that our joy may be made complete.” 1 John 1:1-4 NIV
This is missional living. What we have heard, what we have seen, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, we proclaim to those we are in relationship to. We preach our faith every day that we breathe. From when we arise in the morning to when we go to bed at night, we preach our faith. As we engage others in authentic relationships—loving others with the love of Christ—we proclaim Him. Why? So that our joy can be made complete. We experience joy as a Christian by being saved. But that joy in completed when we have enabled others to join us in our faith.
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.” John 3:16-17
This is why we build relationships. Because the Father did all He could to build one with us. This is why we join together in faith and fellowship, because God chose to join together with us—to extend faith and fellowship to us. This is why we build community within our church and build relationships with those in our community—so that those who are trapped, who are in distress, who are in debt to sin and self can come and not be judged but be set free. We are those agents of freedom as we build our relationships with those around us—showing them our love for them just as the Father showed His love for us.
This is missional living. What we have heard, what we have seen, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, we proclaim to those we are in relationship to. We preach our faith every day that we breathe. From when we arise in the morning to when we go to bed at night, we preach our faith. As we engage others in authentic relationships—loving others with the love of Christ—we proclaim Him. Why? So that our joy can be made complete. We experience joy as a Christian by being saved. But that joy in completed when we have enabled others to join us in our faith.
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.” John 3:16-17
This is why we build relationships. Because the Father did all He could to build one with us. This is why we join together in faith and fellowship, because God chose to join together with us—to extend faith and fellowship to us. This is why we build community within our church and build relationships with those in our community—so that those who are trapped, who are in distress, who are in debt to sin and self can come and not be judged but be set free. We are those agents of freedom as we build our relationships with those around us—showing them our love for them just as the Father showed His love for us.
Labels: Christianity, community devotion, core values, missional
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