One Another
As we talked about on Sunday, there are two extremes that we can take in following Jesus.
First, there are those who want to make Christianity about “Knowledge”. It is as if there is a certain religious SAT score needed to enter into heaven and they are studying hard, while chiding those whose test answers don’t match their own.
Second, there are those who believe that Christianity is about “Love”. They are not in the SAT study groups, they are out impacting the world with compassion and kindness.
If I read Jesus’ words carefully, I don’t believe he advocated either extreme. He spoke of “Knowing God” AND “Loving your Neighbor”. In fact, He said that the more that we got to know Him, the more we would get to know the Father, who is LOVE, and thus; we would love better because of it.
As a community, our desire is to grow closer to God and through that, experience a journey of growth in our lives that expresses love in a way that is beyond ourselves. We want to invite you to share part of that journey with us. On Sunday, September 6th, at our Pathways in the Park, everyone recieved a card with a Scripture on it. We were challenged to read it, meditate on it, memorize it, talk about it, encourage someone with it, and struggle with it. This space is for you to express a piece of that journey (as large or as small as you desire) with the Pathways Community.
- Dean