House-to-House Church: Common Needs, Common Answers in Community

And sometimes when we use the word generosity, we think it's all about giving. What if generosity was all about sharing? It's not necessarily releasing ownership, it's sharing ownership of what I have is yours, what you have is mine because we are in community. We can hold a common need with common answers till this thing becomes fun for everyone. [00:53:43] (25 seconds)  #GenerosityIsSharing

More than getting another verse out and, like, get get in the little little study tools. The study is whether or not we can apply what Jesus has done for us in a community that that now represents that salt and that light to the rest of the world. And that is a tall order to pull off on a Sunday morning. That isn't anything until it spills house to house. [00:50:27] (25 seconds)  #ApplyJesusInCommunity

Till two women from Lake Point Church, like, they called her like crazy. How how are you doing right now? I just wanna know if you need anything. You know, we got vitamins showing up and teas showing up and, like, like, a a candle conversation, on the couch showing up. Like, they loved my wife when I wasn't there to do it for her, And she got to feel the love of Jesus in the middle of it. [00:56:46] (27 seconds)  #NeighborlyCareInAction

For you, I don't know. Maybe it's as simple as a kid's carpool. Like, usually, you got 11 people showing up at a soccer practice and 11 parents with 11 cars. And, man, the years where there was just enough awareness amongst parents be like, hey. I'll I'll I'll take your kid home. I'm just picking them up anyway. You know what a difference a Tuesday night is when I don't have to do that thirty minute round trip? It's just a common need with a common answer in community. [00:57:12] (30 seconds)  #ShareTheRide

For me, I just like let letting the things grow, but, like, split your perennials. Share it with someone else. Or, like, when a tree goes down and, like, four dudes show up with a chainsaw, those are my favorite moments. Like, dust is flying everywhere and people are smiling. Why? Because we're cutting wood. Know? I don't know. Right? It just how do I have the list goes? Find a common need. Find a common answer. [00:59:25] (24 seconds)  #NeighborsInAction

The grace of God is one of the most transformative things. It is the most transformative thing you'll ever take in in your life. That God favored you when you deserved nothing. And in that relational that that transformative experience of, like, this is not a reciprocal relationship. I didn't do anything to get it, so I don't have to do anything to maintain it, but that's changing who I am. [00:48:26] (26 seconds)  #GraceTransforms

Okay. So this is, like, weeks after Jesus is now gone, and the Holy Spirit's been sent, and the church is being formed. It's like, how are people gonna capture God's love and God's news in a way that that that can make a difference in this world? They said we're gonna get together, and we're gonna do it two ways. We're gonna do it in the temple courts and house to house. We're gonna do, like, a big version with a bunch of people, and we're gonna do a little version with a few people. [00:44:40] (27 seconds)  #TwoWaysOfGathering

The the words here for heart and mind are a little richer than it translates over into the English. Like, heart, oh, it wasn't a you and I hear about, oh, I got a heart for you. It's like, got a positive feeling for you. Right? Positive vibes. No. It's a it's a heart heart was a gut thing. Like, deep in my gut, I got some attachment, some connection, like, something deep inside me is all about you. That's what heart meant. [00:47:09] (26 seconds)  #HeartMeansGut