Church life is not about where we go to church.  It is about who we belong to.  Chris Brannon continues in our Foundations series talking about living in community.  We are a family.  We are a body.  We are members of one another.  We are a community – the people of God.  Being together is God’s design for us.  In Genesis, it says, “Let us make man in our image”.  The language that is used is one of community, not individualism.  Chris gives us some cultural obstacles to community and some personal obstacles to community.

Why do we need community?  When we live our lives independently, other people are poorer because they cannot benefit from our gifts.  Also, when we isolate ourselves, we are poorer because the benefits of others’ gifts are lost to us.  Chris gives us two erroneous beliefs about community:  I am not needed and I have no need of you.  The longer we stay in a church family, the deeper the relationship gets.  Listen as he explains how this relationship is not so different from one that leads to marriage.  What are you doing today to become a part of a community?