The Compelling Community: Where God’s Power Makes a Church Attractive
Overview
God’s people are called to a togetherness and commitment that transcends all natural boundaries—whether ethnic, generational, or economic. But such a community can be enjoyed only when it relies on the power of God in the gospel. In The Compelling Community, pastors Mark Dever and Jamie Dunlop cast a captivating vision for authentic fellowship in the local church that goes beyond small groups. Full of biblical principles and practical advice, this book will help pastors lead their congregations toward the kind of community that glorifies God, edifies his people, and attracts the lost.
Top Highlights
“Yet as we do this, we must remember that community isn’t the point. The point, the substance, is God.” (Page 29)
“Every person loved by God in this salvific sense loves other Christians. There are no exceptions. And that means we should stop viewing commitment to a local church as a process and start viewing it as an event. The event is our salvation, and commitment is something that inevitably follows—not something that merely happens as we mature.” (Page 54)
“So what is supernatural about love within a local church community? This love is empowered not by the lovability of others or our own goodness, but by supernatural forgiveness in Christ at the cross.” (Pages 45–46)
“To recognize that building community purely through natural bonds has a cost as well as a benefit.” (Page 22)
“For John, love between believers isn’t a sign of maturity; it’s a sign of saving faith.” (Page 52)
- Title: The Compelling Community: Where God’s Power Makes a Church Attractive
- Authors: Mark Dever, Jamie Dunlop
- Series: 9Marks
- Publisher: Crossway
- Print Publication Date: 2015
- Logos Release Date: 2018
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Church; Communities › Religious aspects--Christianity
- ISBNs: 9781433543548, 9781433543579, 9781433543555, 9781433543562, 1433543540, 1433543575, 1433543559, 1433543567
- Resource ID: LLS:CMPLLNGCMTTRCTV
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T22:49:55Z
