Breaks Bread

Love Like Jesus #3 “Breaks Bread”

Ever just feel isolated? Like Castaway with Wilson Isolated? It’s a miserable place to be isn’t it? It’s like the whole weight of the world falls on your shoulders! It often leaves you feeling hopeless, helpless and without worth! God knew that we would get this way when He created us…so He’s constantly been with us so that in Him we have hope, strength and worth! From The Garden of Eden God has been pursuing community with us! And what better picture than to see what Jesus shows good community to look like?

John 15:1-17  Luke 22:20-34

Why is Christian Community Important?

Community                                                   No Community
Prunes (John 15:1)                                      Thrown Away (John 15:6)
Nurtures (John 15:9)                                   Withers (John 15:6)
Multiplies (John 15:5,16)                            Burned (John 15:6)
Invites & Invests (John 15:10-12)              Isolates & Consumes (John 15:18-25)

How Do I know if I’m In Good Christian Community?

1. I meet regularly with a committed group of people
2. I am challenged to take next steps in Christ with a committed group of people
3. I regularly take next steps in Christ with a committed group of people (better than when I started)
4. I am real with a committed group of people…they know my secret & they still believe the best in me
5. I serve with a committed group of people and make an impact greater than myself alone
6. I invite others in that don’t look like me, talk like me, or walk like me…but are worth the connection

Let’s Look at Jesus at the Passover Supper (Communion) Luke 22:20-34

• Jesus knew His best friends were about to betray, deny and abandon Him–He still decides to break bread with them one last time before He goes to the Cross.
• In truth Jesus tells the Disciples what they will do & yet challenges them to their next step in building the Church. He even tells them to shed Satan’s attempts to bring them away.
• He spent His ministry outside of the Temple with people who didn’t look like, talk like or even walk like Him…yet He still invites us all in!
• He reminds them that what they are doing is bigger than this moment…it’s for eternity

Take Away:
What are you doing right now that’s causing relationships to deepen? What are you doing that’s keeping them from deepening?

 

What are some things you do instead of spending time in community? Are they worth it?

 

Who do you know who’s lacking community? How can we help others to find community?

 

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