Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Community

Community has become the new buzz word within modern Christianity. So what is community?
Community is defined as a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government: A group of people having common interests:A group viewed as forming a distinct segment of society:

Acts 2:42-47 They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

Even though countless fellowships have embraced the concept of community within their local assemblies and created wonderful subcultures of faith; The church universal has fallen short when it comes to living in community as the bride of Christ. "Community" is loving each other regardless of our personalities, theologies and human imperfections. "Community" is joining together to reach the world around us for the kingdom of God.

"Community" is not some buzz word or coined phrase it is simply this: to love God and to love people.
The Zion Project exists to unify and inspire those around us to live in true authentic "Community".

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