What is Community

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What is Community?
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Our Need for Community
When did the need for com-munity begin?
What does the biblical story say about the need?
Is having com-munity easier or harder today?
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The Nature of Community
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3 Dimensions to CommunityShared Story
Philippians 2.6-11
What is our story (Phil. 2.6-11)? Are all
stories equal? Is community about sharing a
story or stories? What makes sharing a story
together so hard?
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3 Dimensions to CommunityShared Life Acts
2.42f
Can we have real community without sharing life
together? What did it mean for the early church
to share its life together in Acts 2.42f? What
does it mean for us? What makes sharing life
together messy?
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3 Dimensions to CommunityShared Mission John
20.21
Is it important to share a mission together? Is
our shared mission inward or outward
focused? How did the Father send the Son, how
does He send us (John 20.21)?
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What is Community?Sharing Story Sharing Life
Sharing Mission
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What is Community?