Life in the Desert: Finding Family

Listen in as we look at how Jesus gathers and forms His people in hearing and doing the word of God.

Notes/Quotes:

Luke 8:19-21

“Jesus did not (like Mohammad) write a book. Rather, he formed a community to be the bearer of this good news” Al Wolters

Acts 2:42-27

Micah 6:8

“The church need not worry about whether to be in the world. The church’s only concern is how to be in the world, in what form, for what purpose…The church is the bridge where scripture and people meet. We serve the world by showing it something that it is not, namely, a place where God is forming a family out of strangers."  - Stanley Hauerwas

“Human beings need three basic things in order to be content: they need to feel competent at what they do; they need to feel authentic in their lives; and they need to feel connected to others. These values are considered "intrinsic" to human happiness and far outweigh "extrinsic" values such as beauty, money and status.” - Sebastian Junger

“The church isn’t a group of holier-than thou saints who’ve formed a club it’s a remarkable, otherwise impossible communion of people who, by the grace of God, stick alongside one another.” James K.A. Smith

A family who:
Is all about Jesus
Is present and patient
Is outward focused and expectant