How to Reach Your Community - Part 1

How can the Biblical Community Reach the Secular Community?

Define Community - social groups of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage. Example – Stonebridge Community, Baylor Community, Church Community, Sports Community, and so on…

Our Need for Community

We were created for relationships – to have community with one another. We were not created to be isolated away from one another, but to share life with others. Example – ski trip – solo or group?

• Genesis 2:18, ... “It is not good for the man to be alone...
• Ephesians 2:10, For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Identify your community

Secular Community – community groups that exist around life – where you live life and how you live life. Who you socialize with, play/coach ball games with, work with, have social parties with and more.

Biblical Community – community groups that exist where Christ is the leader of your group – a community on mission to fulfill the great commission of Christ – Matt. 28:19-20. It is purposeful, Christ-centered and focused on building the community of believers in Christ.

• Matthew 28:18-20 - 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

Fact - The church is not about building a secular community, but a biblical community, where people gather and live life together without a purpose. Our church is about engaging the secular community that we all live in by sharing Jesus and building the Kingdom of God. Ultimately growing a community of believers to reach the world for Christ.

STOP - In order to build this Biblical Community, there must be a point where you have surrendered your life to the leadership of someone other than yourself.


Question - Have you ever surrendered your life to Christ? If not, then this might be the starting point for you. You will never have a life of transformation until you recognize Jesus as your Lord, by repenting of your wrong doing, give your life to Jesus and allow Him to be the Lord of your life.

You will never engage your community until you have had life transformation yourself!! Begin there. If you are unsure about your relationship with Jesus, then now is the time to settle that matter. You can surrender your life to Christ today!

Begin with yourself and examine your relationship with Christ today.

Do you have a relationship with Christ? Have you surrendered your life to following Jesus as your Lord and Savior?

• Romans 10:9-10 - 9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.

All of us struggle with sin, but have we surrendered that sin to Christ? Read Romans 3:23 and 1 John 1:8-10

• Romans 3:23 - All have sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God.  
• 1 John 1:8-10 8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.