Loading…

The Compelling Community: Where God’s Power Makes a Church Attractive is unavailable, but you can change that!

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....

1. It tells at best a half-truth about what it means to be a Christian. And as theologian J. I. Packer once remarked, “A half-truth masquerading as the whole truth becomes a complete untruth.”2 The New Testament doesn’t treat Christians as consumers who need to become providers as they mature. Instead, it assumes that all Christians act as providers—that all Christians commit deeply to a local church in ways that are meaningful, sometimes painful, and quite deliberate. Take the passage of 1 John
Page 52
Buy this book at Logos.com