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Sermons From the Edge|What is Community? Sermons From the Edge Episode
Audio sermon by: Gordon D. Venturella | 25:01 minI'm not so sure we really know what community is anymore. It's not because we don't use the word enough. We've got community banks, community development, community churches and community organizations. We've also got communities where people are drawn together on the basis of having shared interests. Thus, today you have the gay community, the business community, the labor community, the Harley-Davidson enthusiast community, and any number of subgroups according to similar talents or interest.But is this real community? Is it really community when you get together with people just like you all the time. Is that what is meant by the word community?Community is such a stranger to many of us because the price to forego individualism and selfishness seems too high for some of us or it’s so far out of sight because none of us have ever had a true model of community. If the real agenda of community members is increased personal power and prosperity rather than the well being of the community - we'll not remain a community for long. If everyone has to get their way, no one gets their way.Real Community is more than the sum of its parts and while there are differences today from the 1st century there are common elements. They are as simple to understand and as uncommon to find today as they were 2,000 years ago. Listen to this sermon and hear about three elements that make up real community.Download mp3: What is Community?, Sermons From the EdgeSubscribe to Sermons From the Edge Podcast
[ Mon, 21 Nov 2005 22:51:00 -0600 ]
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