As well as Outreach and Discipleship, the third area we seek to focus on in our Missional Community Groups is Care.
Jesus said that His followers would be known by their love for one-another.
In our Missional Community Groups we don't just have one set night of the week when we meet up. Instead, we seek to do life together as much as possible, and this enables us to care for one-another in very real ways.
In his first letter to the Corinthians, the Apostle Paul said it really doesn't matter what gifts you have, or how good you are, if you truly don't love others then you haven't fully understood the Gospel.
Love is not a feeling, or an expression of connection with someone that's better than liking them. Love is a verb - a doing word. We love someone, not by saying it, but by doing things that show we really care for them. We remind ourselves of this with these four words - others first, me second.
Jesus modelled this kind of sacrificial love for us by laying down His life and dying on a cross so that our sins might be forgiven. This kind of love is attractive. We all want to experience that kind of love. This is what we are aiming for in our Missional Community Groups.
In our Missional Community Groups we don't just have one set night of the week when we meet up. Instead, we seek to do life together as much as possible, and this enables us to care for one-another in very real ways.
In his first letter to the Corinthians, the Apostle Paul said it really doesn't matter what gifts you have, or how good you are, if you truly don't love others then you haven't fully understood the Gospel.
Love is not a feeling, or an expression of connection with someone that's better than liking them. Love is a verb - a doing word. We love someone, not by saying it, but by doing things that show we really care for them. We remind ourselves of this with these four words - others first, me second.
Jesus modelled this kind of sacrificial love for us by laying down His life and dying on a cross so that our sins might be forgiven. This kind of love is attractive. We all want to experience that kind of love. This is what we are aiming for in our Missional Community Groups.