"And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching."
Church is more than having a weekly meeting. It includes doing stuff together. Being part of God’s family is about being connected in friendships. Besides needing a group of friends with whom we can spend a lot of time, doing everyday stuff together is just plain fun. At our church, it is a given. I have had people come up to me and ask why we do so much together, don't we ever get tired of each other's company - but we are more than just friends, folks. We are a family of believers serving a loving God who commanded us to do life together just as He did with His disciples and those who would listen.
Pouring our lives into other individuals is probably the greatest calling each and every one of us is called to. Sure, it is tough sometimes not to just stay home and "veg out" in front of the television and watch the world go by, but to actually get up off your couch and go out and pour life into another individual or group is full of rewards in itself.
Randy Frazee, senior minister at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas., and author of The Connecting Church, stated:
“For most of the last decade of the twentieth century, two television shows, Seinfeld and Friends, consistently received the top awards from the People’s Choice Awards…What both shows have in common is a small group of friends that go in and out of each other’s lives and apartments spontaneously more times in a half hour than most ‘real’ Americans experience in a year. Seinfeld even promoted itself as a show ‘about nothing.’ Why would busy Americans watch a show about nothing? Because it wasn't about nothing—it was about a group of great friends spending lots of spontaneous time together, talking about everyday stuff and loving every minute of it.”
Tomorrow night at 6pm our church is meeting at the Clinton Comm Center for a night of just that...and bowling. Hope to see you there! Let's spur one another on and have a great time doing it!
~Pastor Rob.
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