Our Natural F. L. O. W. of Life –
The rhythms (habits/practices) that make us:
“A people to belong to” and embody who we are.
THIS IS THE "O" IN OUR FLOW
Outward Blessing - A priority of serving and loving one another (Gen. 12:1-3, Matt 25:34-40)
Experiencing Jesus- Faith without action is dead (James 2: 17). In a postmodern world words mean less and less. Unless faith is tangible and experiential it will have very little impact or relevance. Also we learn Jesus holistically—you can’t just read your Bible if you want to be like Jesus—you have to go try to do what he did.
Enriching our own community- Our friendships grow deeper when we serve together. God seems to deepen our lives and relationships when we serve others together.
Loving as Jesus loved – We are, in some ways, deprogramming our evangelical experiences and re-learning the authentic ways of Jesus. We have been steeped in the practice of “stringy love”. This is not how Jesus loved. He did not show kindness to others, expecting some outcome or responsive action. An example of this may be offering to feed a group of homeless folks only after they sit through a gospel presentation. Thousands of people could easily recount the gospel tenants. They have heard it so many times; yet rarely understand the gospel message. Is not feeding the hungry, the Gospel! The Gospel is being God’s blessing in our world and only through a relationship will we be able to truly share Jesus. We tell them about Jesus and his love for them when they ask, not forcing it down their throats. We are striving to live out Jesus’ commandment of loving each other as a community of his followers, so that others may see we are his disciples. Our only agenda in that is to leave people wanting more, more of Jesus by blessing them.
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