09.05.07 thequest UPdate

thequest family,

“Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples." John 13:35 (NLT)

Jesus was pretty confident that as His followers would be lovers. They would be "on trial"--that is they would be accused of being little Christ's. For evidence He had only exhibit A--their love for others. Proof of a walk following Jesus is love for one another!

Love isn't a science, it's an art. And I am really excited about the upcoming Assemblies--The Art of Loving. The premise for this “Art of Loving” series, is that there are some skills which show people we love them. They are “soft skills,” not “hard skills” of organization, number crunching and productivity. These soft skills are more art, than science.

Some folks intuit these areas really well. Yet, the rest of us need some coaching and principles…and mostly practice so we can demonstrate our love for our neighbor, friend, family member or person who doesn’t know Jesus yet.We think that unpacking these “Artistic” areas is important so that we can really show people we love them. These 4 areas we are going to examine are really more like a rope, and we are trying to unwind the strands and look at each one individually:

The Art of Welcoming
The Art of Hospitality
The Art of Listening & Asking Questions
The Art of Sharing Good News

The when these strands are wrapped together they become very strong. And it's our prayer that over the next couple of months that we become stronger lovers--and grow very creative in demonstrating our love for others!

Won't you join us this Sunday night and the nights to follow over September and October? See the details on where and when below!

Press on,
Mike

Here's the homepage for the Art of Loving series: www.thequestcolumbus.com/art

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