What a joy to come together this morning as Pastor Dale concluded our series about the “First Things” of the Christian Life, things we do together as a church. Today we talked about community. 

As we look at scripture, we see there is something deep about Jesus and the meal. For Jesus, the shared meal was the beginning of community. His intention was for it to go beyond just family and friends; it was to include all, the least, the lost, and the lonely. 

Jesus is our great host of the feast, or as we said before, he is the head and we are the body. What that means to us as a community sharing a meal, is that the meal should reflect his heart, mission, and purpose. Jesus modeled for us inviting all to the table, including those we don't know to our table to share a meal. 

In the news today, it was reported there is a loneliness epidemic happening in our county. People are lonelier than they've ever been before. We have to figure out how to help them belong. We invite you to seek our Father and ask Him what you can do. Is there someone you know he'd like you to invite over for a meal?