Christian Life Church Shipley

'Share together. Not because you don't have your own, or can do it alone... but because you're choosing to be in community.'

Maybe 'independence'could be renamed 'desperately awaiting reconnection'... Watch Anna's song 'I AM' from midway through this teaching here: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/dErTTZbtwHPEKHVd/

Built into a spiritual house, standing together, reminding each other of God's goodness.

Who'd put a foot and an ear together though?

'For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have'

'Father, thank you that in my brokenness I am becoming more unique.'

Jars of clay, oil on water & stillness in the storm...

'Family is the place of our deepest hurt and our deepest healing'

Where are our strongest emotional bonds? Where is the greatest school for the love of Jesus?

Loving our neighbour is not enough...

Moving from 'The community for myself' to 'Myself for the community'

'Community is loved drenched accountability'

The disciples probably hated each others guts to start with... but they had ONE thing in common… Jesus is MORE than enough to build community around.

'Come be a part of my life.' It's not just the event, it's the power of the invitation. We are devoted to LEARNING, SHARING, EATING and WORSHIPPING together.

'Building community takes the continuous choice of every individual within it'

It's not mostly in the 'magic' that we're built together, it's in the mundane. Devoted to LEARNING, SHARING, EATING and WORSHIPPING together.

Devoted to LEARNING together. SHARING together. EATING together WORSHIPPING together.

What can God do in-between what was and what will be?

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in EVERY situation...” Present your request. Thank Him for the presence. Receive the peace.

How do you fight the cold and the dark? You don't...