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Better Together:

Better Together:. Better Together: Committing to community.

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Better Together:

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  1. Better Together:

  2. Better Together:Committing to community ONE NOVEMBER DAY in 2002, Jim Sulkers, a 53-year-old retired municipal worker from Winnipeg, climbed into bed, pulled the covers up, and died. Over the next 20-odd months, the U.S. invaded Iraq, and Canadians - with some reluctance - elected Paul Martin. But, tragically, it wasn't until Aug. 25, 2004, toward the end of the Athens Summer Olympics, that somebody finally thought to look in on Jim Sulkers. By the time police - alerted, finally, by concerned relatives - climbed through the window of his second-storey condo in the posh River Heights neighbourhood, Sulkers' body was in a mummified state. Everything else in his tidy one-bedroom apartment was intact, although the food in his fridge was spoiled and his wall calendar was two years out of date.

  3. Better Together:Committing to community Belonging in community “It is not good for the man to be alone” (Gen. 2:18) “Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.” (1 Cor. 12:27)

  4. Better Together:Committing to community Belonging in community In Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others (Romans 12:5) What are my joys and fears about belonging to this community? How can I increase the joys and remove the fears?

  5. Better Together:Committing to community Understanding, relating, releasing… Be understanding. Love one another like members of the same family. Be kind and tender. Don’t be proud. (1 Pet. 3:8 NIrV)

  6. Better Together:Committing to community Understanding, relating, releasing… There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear … The one who fears is not made perfect in love. (1 Jn 4:18). How do you show you are committed to spiritual community? How can we become a stronger community that drives out pride and fear?

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