The Spiritual Family

We are called to live together in a spiritual family. Adam breaks this down in the second week of our DNA series. The Spiritual Family DNA | Week 2 May 8, 2016 | Adam Barnett “Hospitality is not so much a singular act of welcome, as it is a way, an orientation that attends to otherness, listening and learning, valuing and honoring. The hospitable one looks for God’s redemptive presence in the other, confident it is there, if one only has eyes to see and ears to hear.” — Amy Oden “Family is usually considered to be the most important agent of socialization. As infants, we are completely dependent on others to survive. Our parents, or those who play the parent role, are responsible for teaching us to function and care for ourselves. They, along with the rest of our family, also teach us about close relationships, group life, and how to share resources. Additionally, they provide us with our first system of values, norms, and beliefs - a system that is usually a reflection of their own social status, religion, ethnic group, and more.” — Erin Long Love and humility strip us of our pride and lead us to promote unity, spread joy & restore peace. Philippians 2:1 (NIV) If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion… Philippians 2:2 (NIV) then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit & purpose. Philippians 2:3 (NIV) Do nothing out of selfish ambition/vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Philippians 2:4 (NIV) Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interest of others. Philippians 2:5 (NIV) Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus. Love and humility strip us of our pride and lead us to promote unity, spread joy & restore peace.