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The Power of Healthy Community
“It is not good for man to be alone” (Genesis 2:18 NIV).
SOUL TATTOO: God created us to thrive together—faith grows, love flows, and purpose is fulfilled in community.
1. The Biblical Call to Community
“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” (Hebrews 10:24-25NIV)
“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17 NIV)
2. The Health Benefits of Community
“We don’t heal in isolation but in community.” – S. Kelley Harrell
“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” (Galatians 6:2 NIV)
Five health benefits:
1. Improved Mental Health
2. Enhanced Physical Health
3. Increased Longevity
4. Better Stress Management
5. Encouragement of Healthy Habits
3. Dangers of Isolation
“Two are better than one… If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.” (Ecclesiastes 4:9-10NIV)
4. Building and Maintaining Healthy Community
Practical Steps:
1. Prioritize Connection.
2. Be Vulnerable and Authentic
3. Serve One Another
“Serve one another humbly in love.” (Galatians 5:13 NIV)
4. Pray Together:
“For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” (Matthew 18:20 NIV)
The Power of Together
“Healthy community is God’s gift to us. It strengthens us in our weaknesses, encourages us in our trials, and magnifies our joys.”
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
African proverb
“How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!” (Psalm 133:1 NIV)
SOUL TATTOO: God created us to thrive together—faith grows, love flows, and purpose is fulfilled in community.