1.What is community?2.What is God’s purpose for

community? 3.The hope of community

1. Community is the essence of God (Genesis 1:26)

1. La Comunidad es la esencia de Dios

(Genesis 1:26)

Genesis 1:26 NKJB

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have

dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

Genesis 1:26a NKJB

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our

likeness…”

Genesis 2:18 NKJB

And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make a helper suitable for Him.”

Helper: Hebrew = ‘ezer

2. God fulfills His purposes through community.

2. Dios cumple Sus propositos por medio la comunidad.

Genesis 12:2-3 NKJBI will make you a great nation; I will

bless you and make your name great

3I will bless those who bless you, And I

will curse those who curse you; And in you all the families of

the earth shall be blessed.

3. The hope of community. 3. La Esperanza de la comunidad.

Hebrews 10:24-25 NKJB

And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and

good works,

Hebrews 10:24-25 NKJB

25not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together as is the manner of some, but

exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.