Tonight we celebrated the culmination of our 40 days journey with a party. Our plates were full of food, our tables filled with people, and our hearts growing...all signs of new community taking shape around us. It was terrific to hear Dennis Donahue say, "This was a fantastic evening, and the best part was that I only knew half the people in the room!"
Yeah we're growing and connecting in deeper, more profound ways. Just the acts of journeying together in small groups, gathering together, centered in Jesus and his life altering work, connecting in prayer, and engaging life together in service transform us for the Christian walk we're called to. And the result? A party. Life tonight. Like the future.
God likes parties. The Holy Scriptures drip with them. Jesus begins his ministry with the biggest sort of party in his day: a wedding. And in the book of Revelation creation is redeemed and fulfilled as the heavenly Jerusalem comes to this earth...the meeting, literally, of heaven and earth in a celebration that never ends. A party.
You can't have a party without community. And if you have a joy-filled community, then there will always be a party. It's just how our communal life works. Together we are better than we are apart. Together in Jesus, we are the body of Christ and life flows through us, giving us life and life to those we touch on the journey of our lives.
And the result? Celebration. Look to the party Saints. It's where Jesus and his action are!
Grace and peace as we continue the journey of community!
Pastor Nathan
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