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“Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And
let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one

another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.” Hebrews 10:25

reaches out to meet the needs of the community could and should meet to How?
surrounding community and is on a weave even stronger bonds together. JFB Search for and plug into a church that
mission to take the Gospel to the ends of has smaller groups, such as Street Level teaches the TRUTH and where there are
the earth. Ministries that meets on Monday nights, opportunities for you to grow closer to
where you can connect and make friends God and your brothers and sisters in
Where? with people your same age. While this is Jesus Christ. For example, Jesus
Christians can be found in many different great, it cannot replace church. There is Fellowship of Believers is a verse-by-
places throughout the world gathering as so much to learn from the grandpa that verse, Bible-based church with people
a community. We live in a country where writes letters to inmates in jail and who daily seek to love and serve Jesus.
we can go to church and worship God always has a smile on his face. There is so More information can be found at
freely and it seems like there is a church much to learn from a mother who still www.jfbelievers.com. However, we are
around every corner. But not every loves to dance and makes time to meet not the only ones. More Bible-based
church is a true community that follows for coffee. There is so much to learn from churches are out there; find one, plant
the Bible. Before you consider stepping a married couple who love each other roots and let yourself be threaded to
foot in the door, check out their website even after 30 years. Campus groups are others.
and see if what they believe matches the great, but don’t let that replace the
Bible. Once you do go to a church, find a community of a whole church. Community isn't the answer, the Gospel
place where people are invested in one is. However, community will be a bi-
another’s lives where people notice if Why? product of one's love for Jesus Christ.
you’re gone and care enough to call you God has made us to be in a community. God desires to have a deep relationship
out. Find a place where you can get He Himself is in community all the time with us. When we respond to Him, this
involved and be challenged; a church that since God is three in one: the Father, the causes us to have deep relationships with
isn’t just a building but a true Son and the Holy Spirit, also known as other Christians. God chooses to work
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community. the Trinity. God put it in our hearts to be through biblical churches to be His hands
a part of other people’s lives, even and feet in the world, giving glory to God
When? though it is messy and it hurts at times. because of the love that His people have
In our day and age, we look for things We look for it in the world but are never for one another. The relationships built
that are less formal where we can find truly satisfied. There is something between Christians and the work done
God. However, a true Christian missing. When believers meet, they are together for God, goes on into eternity.
community should have structured united by God’s Spirit, and there is a Do you want to be a part of something
meeting times. For example, Jesus connection that goes deeper than even that lasts forever? It can start now.
Fellowship of Believers, the church that the bonds of family. 1 Genesis 1:26
the writers of Word on the Street go to,
meets regularly on Sundays at 10:30am “Now I am departing from the world; they are staying in this world, but I am
and Wednesdays at 7pm. Outside of coming to you. Holy Father, you have given me your name; now protect them by
those regular meeting times, a the power of your name so that they will be united just as we are.” John 17:11

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