WHY CHURCH?

We've come to the environment of "Faith Community" in our Kids Adventure calendar.  The next few weeks we will contemplate how our faith community affects us and how we affect it.  As I was scouring through the latest HomeFront monthly I came across the following excerpt:

Over and over throughout scripture, we find God calling His people together in community. We call this the faith community, and we know that God works powerfully through it. As a family, take a few minutes and ask the following questions.
• How are we connected to the faith community?• Do we experience the support and encouragement that the faith community exists to provide? If not, why?• Do we provide support and encouragement for others (individuals or families) as a part of the faith community?• How can we be more intentional about connecting with the faith community?• How can our family provide bridges for others to be connected to the faith community?• What did you come up with? What are you going to do about it?  

If you’re feeling disconnected from the faith community, come up with a family plan to make some changes. Don’t overdo it ... rather think about what small steps your family can take this month to either become more connected to the faith community, or bring the encouragement and support of the faith community to others who might not feel connected.

This makes me pause and consider what my family thinks of our faith community.  We're active in our church; home group, student ministry events, AWANA, bible studies...and so on.  But is our attitude right?  I mean, HOW do we participate.  Do we look for ways to serve others or do we come with an expectation to be served?  Natural connections WILL happen if I'm intentional about serving others in my faith community.


So, check out this month's HomeFront Monthly (see last week's post) and get your family on the same page when it comes to Faith Community.

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