Honestly, try to recall the last time you had fun at CCF this year. The last time I could remember was the scavenger hunt, and that was a long while back. We even had one stretch where there was 5 bible studies in a row; bible study, application night, then someone came in to do a "talk", which was really a bible study, then bible study and app night again.
Now don't get me wrong, I don't mind bible studies, but when you don't have many good bible study leaders, and even less good bible study writers, could it be that God really never intended for us to do this many bible studies? When you schedule literally strings of not-so-great bible studies and nothing else, is it any wonder that no one is really bonding with one another? I've had talks with people about how fun it was to go bowling last week, but I've never had a convo about Peter as a rock or Paul's humility. When was the last time your relationship with another CCFer was strengthened by a bible study? Are bible studies the purpose of a fellowship? What is a fellowship's purpose? What does fellowship even mean?
In Acts 2, where they talk of the fellowship of the believers, no where was it mentioned that they studied the word of God week in week out. What does get mentioned twice is that they broke bread together regularly, and shared things with one another, praising God all the while. I've never thought of fellowship as Sunday school class #2, that's what church is for. The point of fellowship was never that we'd learn more of Christ by studying.
The point of fellowship was the build up a community of believers practicing the teachings of God. And let's face it, we already know plenty of teachings, let's spend a little more time practicing how to be community for God. Have a potluck, go bowling together, get out, have fun, give us chances to practice the love of God to each other, and not just command things to memory like a textbook.
Now don't get me wrong, I don't mind bible studies, but when you don't have many good bible study leaders, and even less good bible study writers, could it be that God really never intended for us to do this many bible studies? When you schedule literally strings of not-so-great bible studies and nothing else, is it any wonder that no one is really bonding with one another? I've had talks with people about how fun it was to go bowling last week, but I've never had a convo about Peter as a rock or Paul's humility. When was the last time your relationship with another CCFer was strengthened by a bible study? Are bible studies the purpose of a fellowship? What is a fellowship's purpose? What does fellowship even mean?
In Acts 2, where they talk of the fellowship of the believers, no where was it mentioned that they studied the word of God week in week out. What does get mentioned twice is that they broke bread together regularly, and shared things with one another, praising God all the while. I've never thought of fellowship as Sunday school class #2, that's what church is for. The point of fellowship was never that we'd learn more of Christ by studying.
The point of fellowship was the build up a community of believers practicing the teachings of God. And let's face it, we already know plenty of teachings, let's spend a little more time practicing how to be community for God. Have a potluck, go bowling together, get out, have fun, give us chances to practice the love of God to each other, and not just command things to memory like a textbook.
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