Ryan opens a new miniseries about our church community as fall begins in the Pacific Northwest. From John 13, he asks the question you might have held privately if you’ve waded outside the comfort and efficiency of your home to get involved in the messy work of serving other people… why are we doing this?
And let us take thought of how to spur one another on to love and good works, not abandoning our own meetings, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and even more so because you see the day drawing near.
– Hebrews 10:24-25
Why would we spend our time in a church community when it’s so much more comfortable and efficient to watch a well-produced sermon and some worship videos from home? This week at Arbor, Ryan explains why meeting together matters.
We are experiencing an epidemic of loneliness in America; a record number of people say they are craving community. Today, a message about what that kind of community actually is, as we open a 3 part series on the what, why, and how of community.
Although an assailant may overpower one person, two can withstand him. Moreover, a three-stranded cord is not quickly broken.
– Ecclesiastes 4:12 (NET)
Alison continues our series on community with a message from Ecclesiastes 4 that answers both the questions (a) where road trip Slurpees were stored before cupholders, and (b) why we do community in the first place.
