Community

Its a word that we here and usually associate with our town or the area we live in but it means so much more. Wikipedias definition of community is a group of interacting organisms sharing an environment.
Now I am not going to get all scientific on you but lets just say that a community is a group of interacting people sharing an environment. Essentially any time we are together we could be called a community! But, there is so much more to that. We as a body need to be more of a community that shares LIFE together rather than just an environment. As we spend time with people and get to know them better, let our walls come down and let people see us( the real us) we become closer to them.
Brandi and I have some couples in our lives that know us for who we really are. People that we can talk to about what ever and not have any awkwardness. People that have made us better people. Some of these couples are also in our Life Group. When you spend time with people or even better share a meal with someone you are taking things to the next level. When you invite someone into your home you are allowing people to come into your environment. That's were people really see you, they see you in your element.
Are you allowing people to see you in your element? Are you seeing others in theirs? Are you even spending time with other families, couples or Life Groups etc..? What is it you are doing to create community? If we at Life Church are going to continue to have a strong foundation or core of people then we have to do that by spending time with each other. Invite some one out to eat or have them over to your house. Do whatever it is to take the first step towards being a community that shares LIFE together, not just an environment!!

Lets stop talking about it and Be the Church!
Jason