Comments on: Do We Have Time to Love our Neighbors? http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevinwax/2008/09/04/do-we-have-time-to-love-our-neighbors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-we-have-time-to-love-our-neighbors Kingdom People - Living on Earth as Citizens of Heaven Wed, 23 May 2012 23:18:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: In the Blogosphere « Kingdom People http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevinwax/2008/09/04/do-we-have-time-to-love-our-neighbors/#comment-3039 In the Blogosphere « Kingdom People Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:05:27 +0000 http://trevinwax.wordpress.com/?p=1725#comment-3039 [...] Top Post this week at Kingdom People: Do We Have Time to Love our Neighbors? [...] [...] Top Post this week at Kingdom People: Do We Have Time to Love our Neighbors? [...]

]]> By: James Hilden-Minton http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevinwax/2008/09/04/do-we-have-time-to-love-our-neighbors/#comment-3038 James Hilden-Minton Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:47:29 +0000 http://trevinwax.wordpress.com/?p=1725#comment-3038 Trevin, Great question! It prompted some thoughts of my own. So I've back-posted at my own blog. I basically extend your thoughts to ask the question, How available do we make ourselves to our neighbors? Do we leave some time and energy in reserve to meet our neighbor as needs arise? I think pastor especially--and the rest of us--have a moral obligation not to overbook ourselves. It not just a matter of taking care of ourselves, but of loving our neighbor. Trevin,

Great question! It prompted some thoughts of my own. So I’ve back-posted at my own blog. I basically extend your thoughts to ask the question, How available do we make ourselves to our neighbors? Do we leave some time and energy in reserve to meet our neighbor as needs arise?

I think pastor especially–and the rest of us–have a moral obligation not to overbook ourselves. It not just a matter of taking care of ourselves, but of loving our neighbor.

]]> By: Wes Ellis http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevinwax/2008/09/04/do-we-have-time-to-love-our-neighbors/#comment-3037 Wes Ellis Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:52:41 +0000 http://trevinwax.wordpress.com/?p=1725#comment-3037 Trevin, Great Post!!! I think you ask some very timely questions. -Wes Trevin,
Great Post!!! I think you ask some very timely questions.
-Wes

]]> By: Jim Stilwell http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevinwax/2008/09/04/do-we-have-time-to-love-our-neighbors/#comment-3036 Jim Stilwell Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:26:39 +0000 http://trevinwax.wordpress.com/?p=1725#comment-3036 We often think if only we could get a handle on the Love our Neighbor thing. For me I think we first need to understand that God wants us to Love our Neighbors with the same zeal that He Loves us. That is without reservation, we need to first love God and focus on how God would want us to express that love to the world He has created. We often think if only we could get a handle on the Love our Neighbor thing. For me I think we first need to understand that God wants us to Love our Neighbors with the same zeal that He Loves us. That is without reservation, we need to first love God and focus on how God would want us to express that love to the world He has created.

]]> By: Steven http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevinwax/2008/09/04/do-we-have-time-to-love-our-neighbors/#comment-3035 Steven Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:42:29 +0000 http://trevinwax.wordpress.com/?p=1725#comment-3035 This is a great question - and one our team wrestles with a lot at the church. One of the things we've learned (like many churches), is you can't program community. In the same breathe, however, we've noticed you can create space for it. One of the things we did this summer was provide free food after service was over. Families hung out, we had tables set up, music playing and people talked for hours. It was incredible community. Relationships were formed and straightened. The other thing that we talk about a lot is having our leaders make the common things strategic. Sure you're just headed to a movie with your small group - but chances are you hang at Starbucks either before or after. What is the group taking about? Does it honor God? Are people challenged and lifted up? It's great to do regular stuff together. Regardless of what we're doing, we want to view it as an opportunity. Great post! This is a great question – and one our team wrestles with a lot at the church. One of the things we’ve learned (like many churches), is you can’t program community. In the same breathe, however, we’ve noticed you can create space for it. One of the things we did this summer was provide free food after service was over. Families hung out, we had tables set up, music playing and people talked for hours. It was incredible community. Relationships were formed and straightened.

The other thing that we talk about a lot is having our leaders make the common things strategic. Sure you’re just headed to a movie with your small group – but chances are you hang at Starbucks either before or after. What is the group taking about? Does it honor God? Are people challenged and lifted up? It’s great to do regular stuff together. Regardless of what we’re doing, we want to view it as an opportunity.

Great post!

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