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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....

Our most fundamental problem is not that we lack meaning in life. It is not that we feel unfulfilled, unsatisfied, or unknown in community—or any of the other things we so often try to “sell” in our evangelism. Our problem is sin. Our sin is heinous. And our salvation is not conceivable by any human imagination. If we have transgressed against the justice of an infinitely good and holy God—and what is more, if we have done so because we want to be god in his place—what are we to do? If God overlooks
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