Who Woulda Guessed?!

Take a minute and watch this short video (even if you've seen it before, you'll enjoy watching it a second time).

What is it that makes this such an uplifting, joyful thing to watch?  For me, it's the fact that seemingly different people found that they had things in common and could learn from one another.  Although they may never meet again, their lives were enriched from the few minutes they spent sitting in a ball pit.

When you come to church do you just interact with your family and those with whom you already have a relationship? We often make the mistake of assuming that people different from us (different age, race, life circumstances, etc.) would have no interest in us and nothing that we could gain from their friendship.  That couldn't be further from the truth!

One of the amazing things Jesus did through his life, death and resurrection was to unite people who normally wouldn't even consider hanging out together.  Think about the make-up of his followers. They included: 

• Former demon possessed people 
  
• Tax collectors 
  
• Doctors 
  
• Fishermen 
  
• Political radicals called "Zealots" 
  
• "Sons of Thunder!" 
  
• Doubters like Thomas 
  
• Former prostitutes 
  
• Easily frightened people like Timothy who came from a mixed marriage home. 
  
• Gentiles, Jews, Samaritans, male and females, old and young, educated and not so educated, extroverts and introverts, rich and poor, and you and me. 
  



Join us this Sunday, March 23rd, as we look at one of the things Jesus said from the cross that speaks directly to our relationships with each other.  It could change the way we "do church".