John Mark Comer Teachings How We Change: Community | Practicing the Way Vision Series E7
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Dec 17, 2021 
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Diverse Disciples
- Jesus's inner circle of 12 apostles included people with vastly different backgrounds and beliefs, like Matthew the tax collector and Simon the Zealot.
- This created tension and conflict, but Jesus used it as an opportunity for growth and transformation.
Ideal vs. Reality
- Discipleship occurs within the tension between the ideal of Christian community and its messy reality.
- This messy reality is normal, and even present in the early church, as described in Acts.
Early Church Dynamics
- The early church, described in Acts, experienced both idealized unity and conflict.
- Ananias and Sapphira's story reveals the presence of dishonesty and consequences even within the early church's community.