A look at the lives of:
Barnabas
Martha
John the Baptist
Rahab
Circles are important. You may not be aware of it, but you are part of one. A circle is a community, a group of people that are in the lives of one another. These are the people that are a part of who we are, and we are a part of them. When we come to church, we are accustomed to sitting in rows or pews. We gather, find our seat, and sit row by row. We all face one direction until it is time to leave. The church has always been about the people, and I wonder if it might feel different if we sat in circles rather than rows. When we sit in a circle we experience a different perspective. I believe we also get to experience relationships in a different way just by the way we sit in a circle. We are reminded that we are not alone and that we are, in some small way, connected. Don’t worry, each Sunday morning you will still be able to find your row. Just remember that circles are more important than rows.
Contemplate what it would be like to invite some Biblical characters into our circles. What this person from the Bible would bring to our group or circle. What questions would they ask? What would they teach us? What snacks would they bring? How might they inspire us in our relationship with God?
A look at the lives of:
Barnabas
Martha
John the Baptist
Rahab
Circles are important. You may not be aware of it, but you are part of one. A circle is a community, a group of people that are in the lives of one another. These are the people that are a part of who we are, and we are a part of them. When we come to church, we are accustomed to sitting in rows or pews. We gather, find our seat, and sit row by row. We all face one direction until it is time to leave. The church has always been about the people, and I wonder if it might feel different if we sat in circles rather than rows. When we sit in a circle we experience a different perspective. I believe we also get to experience relationships in a different way just by the way we sit in a circle. We are reminded that we are not alone and that we are, in some small way, connected. Don’t worry, each Sunday morning you will still be able to find your row. Just remember that circles are more important than rows.
Contemplate what it would be like to invite some Biblical characters into our circles. What this person from the Bible would bring to our group or circle. What questions would they ask? What would they teach us? What snacks would they bring? How might they inspire us in our relationship with God?