Dietrich Bonhoeffer in his book Life Together says, “Christianity means community through Jesus Christ and in Jesus Christ.”
Jesus said in Matthew 16:18, “I will build my church (literally a community of those called out) and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.”

Beginning, March 2, 2008 we will explore what it means to live in a community of faith. You can download my sermon notes in a .pdf format by clicking on the link below.

Community Part One sermon notes

Community Part Two sermon notes (from 3/9/08) – We examine the role of spiritual gifts in the context of Biblical community.

Community Part Three — Love without hypocrisy – We look at Romans 12:9 in the context of building a Biblical community.

Community Part Four — Be devoted to one another – We look at Romans 12:10 and consider the Biblical command to love one another.  We also look at seven reasons why some of us find it hard to go deep in our relationships.