Practicing Community

Practicing: The Art of Becoming More Like Jesus

By Dan Osborn, July 20, 2025

Practicing Community

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“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”” (John 13:34–35, ESV)  


Community as a Command

“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”” (John 13:34–35, ESV)  


The Church as a Family, not an Event

“So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,” (Ephesians 2:19, ESV)  


Ways to Love One Another

One Another (Romans 12:10) Live in Harmony with One Another (Romans 12:16) Accept One Another (Romans 15:7) Serve One Another (Galatians 5:13) Bear One Another's Burdens (Galatians 6:2) Forgive One Another (Ephesians 4:32) Encourage One Another (1 Thessalonians 5:11) onfess Your Sins to One Another (James 5:16)

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