This document discusses the importance of community and living connected. It defines community as people who are responsible for and to one another. It explains that while God as one person could represent power, and two people love, God as a Trinity represents community. It suggests that if living in community is important for God, it should be important for people as well. The document also discusses the structure of communities in Israel based on groups of 10s, 50s, 100s and 1000s, and references Jesus cooking breakfast for the disciples after his resurrection.

2. Definition of community or living connected
"Life in association with others”
People who become responsible TO one
another.
People who become responsible FOR one
another.

3. THE TRINITY
Why a Trinity?
If God were ONE person, there could be POWER.
If God were TWO persons, there could be LOVE.
But God is THREE . . . and with the Trinity, there
is now COMMUNITY.

4. IF GOD OF THE UNIVERSE HAS CHOSEN TO LIVE
CONNECTED AND IN COMMUNITY – SO SHOULD YOU
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5. Exodus 18:17-27 (NIV)
Moses' father-in-law replied, "What you are doing is not
good.
18 You and these people who come to you will only wear
yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you; you
cannot handle it alone. 19 Listen now to me and I will
give you some advice, and may God be with you. You
must be the people's representative before God and
bring their disputes to him.

6. 20 Teach them the decrees and laws, and show them the
way to live and the duties they are to perform.
21 But select capable men from all the people - men who
fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain -
and appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds,
fifties and tens. 22 Have them serve as judges for the
people at all times, but have them bring every difficult
case to you; the simple cases they can decide
themselves. That will make your load lighter, because
they will share it with you.

7. 23 If you do this and God so commands, you will be able
to stand the strain, and all these people will go home
satisfied." 24 Moses listened to his father-in-law and did
everything he said. 25 He chose capable men from all
Israel and made them leaders of the people, officials
over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.

8. 26 They served as judges for the people at all times. The
difficult cases they brought to Moses, but the simple
ones they decided themselves 27 Then Moses sent his
father-in-law on his way, and Jethro returned to his own
country.

9. 1. The Structure of Israel
The basic building blocks of an
interconnected community are 10’s, 50’s,
100’s and 1000’s.

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11. 2. The Structure of the Disciples

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14. John 21:9-12 (NIV)
When they landed, they saw a fire of
burning coals there with fish on it, and some
bread. 10 Jesus said to them, "Bring some of
the fish you have just caught." …. 12 Jesus
said to them, "Come and have breakfast."
None of the disciples dared ask him, "Who
are you?" They knew it was the Lord.

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