Community within the Church

The evening when Trevor and I moved to New Orleans will probably be a moment I will never forget.

It was 8:30 at night when we pulled into our new neighborhood for the first time. The entire moving truck was shaking and bouncing around from the uneven pavement and potholes on the road. I remember seeing palm trees everywhere and briefly thinking "are we were moving into third world country?"  We had just been on the road for the past 14 hours with our lives packed up in the back of a small U-Haul truck, so it's safe to say that I was feeling a bit overwhelmed.

When we pulled up in front of the house, there was a small crowd of about 10 people from Saints Community Church cheering and welcoming us to our new home! Turns out that the church organized a few volunteers to come out and help us unload the truck. It felt like a small parade!

Our electricity wasn't going to be turned on until the next day, so everyone brought over a bunch of flashlights and placed them in each room. There we were, moving our boxes in the dark with flashlights spilling light everywhere, but we all were laughing and having a good time. It was pretty awesome!

Community within the church is a beautiful thing. I love to read in Acts chapter 2 where it talks about the church being there for one another in all of their needs. So much, that they would even sell their possessions and they gave to anyone in need. (v. 45)

I'm not asking for anyone to be that extreme, but if you want to-that's great! However, if you see someone in your church in need, be there for them.
It could range from a hospital visit to even a simple gesture of baking cookies. In our church, we take the word "Community" pretty seriously and it's demonstrated in our everyday lives. My church being there for Trevor and I on moving day has impacted me so much, that I want to be there for others as well.

I pray that this could inspire you to be there for one another.
-Sara