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[1624.22 --> 1625.14] the relationships |
[1625.14 --> 1626.50] that are forming |
[1626.50 --> 1627.76] here within our church, |
[1628.40 --> 1630.04] that you would bear |
[1630.04 --> 1630.72] good fruit |
[1630.72 --> 1631.96] out of these relationships, |
[1631.96 --> 1633.32] that we would be able |
[1633.32 --> 1633.96] to encourage |
[1633.96 --> 1635.20] and support one another |
[1635.20 --> 1637.02] to build one another up |
[1637.02 --> 1638.14] in our faith journeys, |
[1638.34 --> 1639.94] to stand firm, |
[1640.06 --> 1640.78] to contend |
[1640.78 --> 1641.78] for our faith |
[1641.78 --> 1642.62] in doctrine |
[1642.62 --> 1643.92] and our character |
[1643.92 --> 1645.62] as we live, |
[1646.22 --> 1647.20] as we strive, |
[1647.56 --> 1648.38] as we struggle |
[1648.38 --> 1649.76] to be real disciples |
[1649.76 --> 1650.38] of yours. |
[1651.86 --> 1652.74] Help us |
[1652.74 --> 1653.84] in our weakness, Lord. |
[1654.68 --> 1655.42] Guide us |
[1655.42 --> 1656.38] continually. |
[1657.88 --> 1658.30] And Lord, |
[1658.40 --> 1659.28] may we continue |
[1659.28 --> 1659.86] to pray |
[1659.86 --> 1661.50] as you will hear |
[1661.50 --> 1662.18] our prayers. |
[1663.98 --> 1665.18] We thank you again |
[1665.18 --> 1666.18] for this time, Lord. |
[1666.18 --> 1666.52] Thank you. |
[1666.52 --> 1667.18] Thank you. |
[1667.18 --> 1667.24] Thank you. |
• The importance of being a community committed to one another in a world of isolation and loneliness |
• The Bible passage of Hebrews 10, which encourages believers to draw near to God with sincere hearts and hold unswervingly to hope |
• A story about a young man who feels disconnected from Christ, his church, and his faith, and how a pastor helps him reconnect through community |
• The idea that community is essential for human connection and spiritual growth, and that loneliness is a painful reality in modern society |
• Statistics on the prevalence of loneliness among Americans, particularly young adults and mothers with young children |
• The need for people to have meaningful relationships in real-life bodies and communities, rather than just through screens and technology |
• Persecution by Roman society against the church |
• Encouragement from the writer(s) of Hebrews to hold fast to faith in Jesus Christ and community |
• Invitation into God's presence through Jesus' sacrifice |
• Importance of hope in persevering through challenges |
• The church as a community of hope in a world of despair and isolation |
• Wars between nations and people |
• Jesus' return and the end of sin and death |
• The importance of community and gathering with other believers |
• Personal growth and maturity through communal living |
• Isolation leading to weakness and temptation |
• The need for encouragement and support from others in faith and obedience |
• The importance of community and maturity in Christian walk |
• Season of growth often comes through community involvement |
• Small group ministry at Hope Church: successes and challenges |
• Encouraging aspects of small groups: |
+ New believers participating and asking questions |
+ Celebrating diversity among small groups |
+ Support during crisis and prayer for one another's needs |
+ Witnessing God answer prayers |
+ Accountability through shared growth and journeying together |
• Challenges in small groups: flakiness, cancellations, and idealizing the perfect group |
• Encouragement to stick with small groups and find ways to make them work despite challenges |
• Encouraging one another through community and vulnerability |
• The importance of mature Christians surrounding and nurturing younger generations |
• Fostering a sense of urgency to encourage each other due to external pressures against the church |
• Invitation to take hold of Christ by faith and enter God's presence with confidence |
• Hope for Jesus' return and restoration of all things |
• Journeying together as the body of Christ for maturity, growth, and battling sin |
[0.00 --> 6.24] committed to sleep. You are committed. It is a gift to worship together, and this morning we get to |
[6.24 --> 11.16] finally close out our sermon series on being a contrast community, and we're going to focus |
[11.16 --> 15.56] actually on what it means to be community and our need for it. And you'll notice in the title that |
[15.56 --> 21.52] the title of this sermon is Being a Community Committed to One Another in a World of Isolation |
[21.52 --> 27.20] and Loneliness. And so if you have your Bible, turn with me to Hebrews chapter 10. I'm going to |
[27.20 --> 32.90] read encouragement and exhortation to a church that's struggling with actually people leaving |
[32.90 --> 37.44] the church in the book of Hebrews. So this is starting in verse 19, Hebrews 10. |
[40.16 --> 46.98] Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the most holy place by the |
[46.98 --> 52.40] blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened up for us through the curtain, that is his body, |
[52.40 --> 59.98] and since we have a great high priest over the house of God, let us draw near to God with sincere |
[59.98 --> 65.66] hearts in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from guilty conscience |
[65.66 --> 73.66] and having our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess for he |
[73.66 --> 82.02] who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on towards love and good deeds, |
[82.02 --> 88.10] not giving up meeting together as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other daily, |
[88.40 --> 93.48] all the more as you see the day approaching. This is God's Word. |
[97.58 --> 103.88] Well, I want to begin with a story about a young man who visits his pastor's house unannounced one |
[103.88 --> 108.84] evening. The pastor sees him at the door and welcomes him, and the two of them sit together in front of the |
[108.84 --> 115.12] fire. And they then have this conversation where the young man shares his heart, that he feels |
[115.12 --> 120.04] disconnected from Christ, he feels disconnected from his church, and he feels cold in his faith. |
[121.06 --> 124.92] And as the conversation unfolds while the young man is sharing, the pastor stands up and he gets |
[124.92 --> 131.44] tongs from beside the fire, and he grabs a red ember from the fire, and he places it on the stone in front |
[131.44 --> 136.98] of the fire. And they continue the conversation, and then they notice as that little ember moves from red |
[136.98 --> 143.56] to gray to black. And then silently, really without saying anything, the pastor then grabs the tongs |
[143.56 --> 149.28] and puts that black ember back into the fire, and as they talk, they see it go from black to gray |
[149.28 --> 155.62] back to red. And without really saying much at all about the young man's story, the pastor was |
[155.62 --> 161.12] interacting very powerfully with what he was sharing. And what this pastor is trying to communicate is |
[161.12 --> 168.02] that that ember represented that young man himself, that disconnected from community, disconnected from |
[168.02 --> 172.42] the family of faith, leaves us cold, leaves us feeling isolated, leaves us feeling distant from |
[172.42 --> 178.16] Jesus himself. And that inside the community there is heat, there is warmth, there is the presence of |
[178.16 --> 187.20] the Spirit. You and I were created for community. You and I are designed to be in meaningful |
[187.20 --> 192.74] relationship. And it's not just a good idea, it's something we need. In Genesis 1, the creation |
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