Factors of a Flourishing Community
Series: Flourish
Summary
Factors of a Flourishing Community
Pastor Aaron Sutherland
God doesn’t just want us to flourish as individuals, God wants us to find our place in a flourishing community. This message will explore the factors that make God’s community so special.
What factors allow a faith community to flourish?
I. A FLOURISHING COMMUNITY CARRIES THE WEAK
We engage in Christian community because all of us will come to a day when we can’t get to Jesus on our own.
Jesus calls us to engage our strength for our community today, knowing that one day our community will engage its strength for us in our weakness.
II. A FLOURISHING COMMUNITY CORRECTS THE RELIGIOUS
Religion will always care more about its seat for the show than it does for healing of the sinner.
Religion may fool me, but it will never fool Jesus.
If we can witness a miracle in what is seen, we can begin to believe for miracles in what is unseen.
Jesus does the physical work to prove we can trust him in the spiritual work.
Religion tries to manipulate the spiritual to gain the physical, but Jesus uses the physical to prove he can transform the spiritual.
III. A FLOURISHING COMMUNITY CONNECTS IN PRAISE
Discussion Questions:
1. How have you experienced the support of a Jesus-centered community amidst a season of weakness?
2. What elements of Christian religion in our world do you see actually working against genuine Christian community?
3. Have you ever experienced a corporate expression of worship that allowed you to experience Jesus in a new way? If so, describe that experience.
Aaron Sutherland
Lead Pastor
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