Living In Community

This powerful message challenges us to reimagine what it truly means to follow Jesus—not just as individuals, but as a community. Drawing from Acts 2:42-47 and 1 Corinthians 13, we're invited to examine the early church's radical approach to community life. These believers didn't just attend services; they devoted themselves to divine fellowship, practiced extraordinary generosity, and lived with such infectious joy that people were drawn to Christ daily. The message confronts our modern tendency to compartmentalize faith, reminding us that Jesus said the world would know His disciples by their love for one another. As we navigate seasons of growth and inevitable inconvenience, we're called to prioritize relationships over tasks, love over accomplishments. The profound truth emerges that while spiritual gifts, prophecies, and knowledge will all pass away, love remains eternal. This isn't just wedding sermon material—it's the blueprint for how we're meant to live together as the body of Christ. The challenge before us is clear: Will our spiritual maturity and capacity for love expand alongside our physical spaces and numbers? Can we embody patience, kindness, and perseverance in ways that make others ask what we have that they're missing?