“Jesus didn’t leave us with a system he left us with his Spirit. He gave us his Spirit as a guide instead of a map. Principles alone will not satisfy your hunger. That’s why systems always promise a future revival that never comes. They cannot produce community because they are designed to keep people apart.”

... It’s hard to maintain an illusion of body life when you don’t have planned activities that people can follow without much effort. But you do have the chance here to discover real community. That grows where we share our common lot as failed human beings and the journey of being transformed by Jesus working in us. It thrives where people are free to be exactly who they are—no more and no less. As they learn to rely on him, they won’t have to use others to meet their needs but rather find themselves laying down their lives to help others in the same way Jesus did.”

... Just keep in mind the simplest lesson that has been repeated countless times since Jesus was here: The more organization you bring to church life, the less life it will contain.”

posted by alexander @ 11:48 AM    1 comments

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My thoughts exactly.
Keep up the good blogging.
-Sean
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By  Sean Dietrich, at 5:36 PM  

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