On August 15th, we were outside from 6:30 - 7:00 as we played volleyball and relaxed outside. At 7:00, we moved inside for a 3-song worship set. After worship, we had Dylan vs. Luke in a 3-part game; however luke got to pick three people to help him. Luke and his team won as Dylan found it was tougher to win solo.
We then transitioned into the message time by watching a video clip from I Am Legend. We saw Will Smith's charachter dealing with loneliness and having an urging for others and community. After the movie clip, we transitioned into the message.
In the message, we highlighted some of the following points:
Life seems a lot easier without people.
But, we soon realizt that we need others and community
Living without relationships never feels right for long and We all long to belong.
We all have a desire to belong and be accepted; it is natural and right. God has created us to be that way.
“It is not good.”
We find out that it is not good for us to be alone because God did not design us in that manner and it is good for us to be in relationship with others.
Following Jesus Christ was never meant to be a completely personal, private relationship. We were created with a need for other people.
“An unshared happiness is not happiness . . . happiness is only real when shared.” The above quote comes from the book "Into the Wild". We need to share live with one another and me must allow others to know our real selves.
If you are lacking community, it isn’t good. God made us to need other people.
We want to create space and opportunities for this to occur. We want to encourage and help you be in community with others.
After the message, we broke up into small groups (grade specific) and discussed the concept of community and where we are at on the spectrum. In small group time, there were three questions that I would like to highlight and remind you of. If you would like to share your answers, please do so in the comment section.
Tonight we learned that God created more than just friendships, He created community. What does “community” look like? Describe it.
How do you think community is different from a clique? (A clique usually includes people who are all similar. Community usually involves people who are different.)
What’s the difference between having hundreds of friends on Facebook or sitting with a big group at lunch and really having community?
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