This morning as Pastor Dale continued our new series, Transform. Last Sunday Pastor Dale proposed a theory of transformation based on the Triangle of Transformation you can see at calvarylg.com/transform. Last week we looked at the area of Truth on the triangle. If you didn't get a chance to hear it, we encourage you to do so now.
This morning, Pastor Dale took us through community. For many of us, what we believe to be true is influenced by how much we want it to be true and how the community around us reinforces that belief. Because of this, it matters what we say to each other. The words of community are always transforming someone, whether by creating a place for them to be honest or creating a space for them to continue to pretend.
- Communities following the way of Jesus experience joy by practicing vulnerability in telling and listening to people’s life stories.
- Communities following the way of Jesus hear the cries of the distressed and wounded and respond with active compassion.
- Communities following the way of Jesus, transform into an instinctive bias toward acts of grace, peace, mercy, and goodness for everyone.
As individuals, we each have a role in our community and how as followers of Jesus, we can impact the transformation of our community. There is much to unpack in this topic and we invite you to go deeper and join us on Tuesday nights to discuss and learn together about the nature of transformation. The group follows and builds on the Sunday teachings, leveraging materials from "Practicing the Way" by Pastor John Mark Comer. Learn more and rsvp at calvarylg.com/courses.
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