Quotes about Community

...A community needs a soul if it is to become a true home for human beings. You, the people must git it this soul.

If a man loudly blesses his neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse.

All of us need Aarons and Hurs in our lives. We need people who are strong when we're weak. We need people who are full of faith when we're running on empty. We need people who will fight for us on their knees. We all need a prayer circle!

if you're walking with Jesus and you invite someone to walk with you, there is a good chance they'll get to know Jesus somewhere along the way.

If you don't have a dream, get around people who do. You might just catch what they have.

From the secular to the sacred, we can focus on ourselves or others.

But as long as Aaron and Hur lifted his arms, the army was victorious. All of us need Aarons and Hurs in our lives. We need people who are strong when we're weak. We need people who are full of faith when we're running on empty. We need people who will fight for us on their knees. We all need a prayer circle!

Christian proclamation might make the gospel audible, but Christians living together in local congregations make the gospel visible (see John 13:34—35). The church is the gospel made visible.

A healthy church is a congregation that increasingly reflects God's character as his character has been revealed in his Word.

the most basic level of commitment by a Christian to his church is surprisingly substantial.

In many ways a church is simply a group of people who are living lives of love (John 13:34—35) because they all agree on how they have been loved in Christ.

The motive for discipling others begins in the love of God and nothing less. He has loved us in Christ, and so we love him. And we do this in part by loving those he has placed around us.