“In a real community of Christians the people are the heart of the community. They are allowed to live freely and plan their own lives as Christians, and to build up their own lives as God’s people. The pastor is for them a gentle guide, offering advice and counsel and direction when needed. There is a genuine love that inspires a community like this. That is what Jesus intended.”
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“Hidden hurts exist that have been penetrated by arrows striking at our hearts just moments, hours, days, even years before. And they can be healed by allowing little arrows of their own to be released–in the form of conversations with a close friend or prayers to God. As we compose these conversations and fling them out of our heart into the lake of forgiveness, God can handle the hurts on one side of the spectrum and our hearts on the other.
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