The Arms of Community

Freakin Out  - The Journey So far

On Facing Life alone 

Two Important aspects of Gospel Community

Help to Comfort us in Affliction

Help to Share Burdens in Life and Mission

Comfort us in Trouble

2 Corinthians 1:3-7

The identity of God (v3) 

Why he gives Comfort (v4)

Sharing in the Life of Jesus (v5-7)

A Kingdom MASH unit

Balancing the Load of Life and mission

Galatians 6:1–10

• A Restoring Community (v1-2)

• A Maturing Community (v3-5)

• A Fruit Bearing Community (v6-10)

Community Meditation Questions

• Do you see in yourself a tendency to want to withdraw and isolate yourself from the gospel community? Why is this? Pride? People are difficult?
• Read 2 Corinthians 1:3-11 together and discuss how both affliction and comfort are a part of God’s purposes for our lives.
• In what ways have you experienced the comfort of God from his people?
• Discuss the need to comfort one another AND commit ourselves to sacrificial life and mission in the world. What happens if one or the other is missing from our community?
• Read together the Jacob’s Well mission statement and five core identities. Pray together for God to make us such a people.