Topic: DISCOVER: A New Community

Isn’t it funny how a meal can nourish and sustain you—literally give you life—and we hardly even notice? What if we paid attention to what was happening inside? What if we noticed who else is being given life by this meal?

We share faith. Because we share Christ. And the most visible place where that is put on display is in the church assembly. It’s what the word means.

I’d like to know what exactly they devoted themselves to. It must have been powerful (Acts 5:28). It must have been interesting. It must have been centered and focused (Acts 13:12).

What the New Testament calls for is intimate connection through deep commitment within a covenant community. One that blesses those inside, blesses those on the outside, puts the world on notice and causes the world to take notice. A people who inspire because they have been inspired.

If you are still standing against the fence, fingers clutching the metal rings, hoping against hope that today just maybe you might get picked, I’m here to tell you – you have been added. You’re on the team. You’re on the roll. You’ve been picked. The “less thans.” The “missing outs.” Welcome to the assembly of the wanted. The added. That includes you.