Why a Community Group is Good For Your Marriage

You should be able to see that both of these observations really show why a Community Group is good for anyone.  But there is particular application for those of us who are married.

Taken from Total Church by Tim Chester & Steve Timmis:

There is no better place for marriages to be nurtured than in a communal setting for two principal reasons.

1.  The Christian community provides the context in which we learn what it means to be persons-in-community.  This is a foundational truth if we are to live successfully with other people.  If the Western world’s prevailing culture reinforces individualism, a different culture is necessary to present an alternative.  The church is a great context in which to learn what it means to live in relationship with others.  It is the location in which my self-preoccupation will be confronted.  This happens as I hear the Bible being taught.  It happens as I am encouraged and rebuked by my brothers and sisters who take responsibility for my godliness.  It happens as I respond to the Lord’s call to love God with all my heart and my neighbor as myself.  It happens as God’s truth conspires with my circumstances to show me that this is not my world and I am not God.  It happens as the community responds to my sin with love and grace.

2.  The Christian community provides the best context in which marriages can flourish.  In the contemporary context, marriage is sometimes little more than “plural individualism.”  In the church we find practical support structures.  In the church we find people who are committed to our marriage.  They know from God’s word what godly marriage involves and will help us live that out.  They know what godly marriage involves because, whether married or single, they themselves are part of a relationship of submission and love with Christ (Ephesians 5:22-31).  The church provides a wider context that prevents marriages from becoming inward-looking and self-serving.

You should get signed up for a C-Group today.

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