Within the next couple of weeks, our church will be kicking off neighborhood groups. A neighborhood group is a group of members/attendees of Woodside Bible Church that live in close proximity to one another, regardless of which campus they attend, to foster relationships, help each other grow in faith, and serve our neighborhood and communities with the message and love of Jesus. Crystal and I have volunteered to help host and lead a group for our neighborhood. This has made me a little nervous and is forcing me out of my comfort zone. I can no longer just be the guy that lives in that house over there. I have to get out and meet people. I’m not exactly the most outgoing of people, so this is going to be a challenge. As we’ve been preparing to get our group underway, I’ve really been thinking a lot about how I come across to people. Do they think I only have an agenda? Do they think I’m phony? The other day I came across a video blog by Penn Jillette (from Penn and Teller) about an encounter he had with a Christian. For those that don’t know, Penn is an atheist. As a Christian I pray that I will have the same effect on people as this man did to Penn. Be honest, be real, and actually care for the people that Christ died to save.
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