My wife, Theresa, was just having her quiet time with God and she exclaimed, “Hey Ray, the close of 1 Thessalonians would be great for community living.” So I turned from reading Proverb 11 to 1 Thessalonians 5:11-28 and found what could be a perfect challenge to those living in community. I’ll extract the main concepts hopefully to encourage you to study the passage for yourself.
For the benefit of the group;
“… encourage, build each other up;
recognize and appreciate your leaders,
live peacefully;
warn those who are lazy;
encourage those who are timid;
Take tender care of those who are weak;
Be patient with everyone.
For the benefit of the individual – growth.
See that no one pays back evil for evil, but always try to do good to each other and to all people. Always be joyful.
Never stop praying.
Be thankful in all circumstances,
Ingredients of successful community living in a nutshell…personally and corporately. Measure youself and your group by these standards, I've got a ways to go in being thankful in all circumstances.
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