This week, Danny Busch took us through Philippians 1:5 as he unpacked the deep meaning behind the word "partnership." It's so much more than our dictionary definition of doing something with another. Paul used the word "koinonia" and it described the intimate bond that unites followers of Jesus, followers who share everything in common as the basis for developing community. This instruction, this way of life, wasn't written just for followers of Christ living at that time. It was also written for us, as instruction for how God is looking for us to live in community with one another today. It seems impossible in our modern culture. And yet it is entirely doable, in us, if we are in Him. It requires actively resisting the lure of individualism as a built-in desire of our flesh. It's an active choice to value unity over division and Kingdom values over individual perspectives. It starts with each of us.
Danny invited us to sit with our Father and invite Him to speak to our hearts. We invite you to do this today. Find a quiet space, or perhaps it's putting in headphones and playing worship music, while you sit with our Father and ask Him the following:
- Heavenly Father, where have I let individualism take root?
- Where has individualism taken root in my role at Calvary? In my life?
- Father, what is my call at Calvary? In this valley?
- How can I support others so they can fulfill their part in the body?
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