Buckle your seatbelt Dorothy,

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Buckle your seatbelt Dorothy, because Kansas
is going bye-bye. Cypher, The Matrix
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I just wish... I wish I knew what I'm supposed
to do, that's all... I just wish I knew.
Neo, The Matrix Reloaded
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I am radically pro-community. I believe that
under the terms of Gods New Covenant with
humankind, the Holy Spirit has graciously placed
resources in every Christian that, when released
from one person and received into another, can
promote substantial healing and change. Dr.
Larry Crabb, Clinical Psychologist
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In our time it may well be that the greatest
single bottleneck to the renewal and outreach of
the church is the division of roles between
clergy and laity. In the end it leads to a
reluctance on the part of the laity to trust
themselves as authentic ministers of Christ,
which they are. Robert Munger
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It is strange that sometimes the church is
written off by those who know little or nothing
about it. They are not involved in its process
or mission. In no other field would we take the
word of a bystander as a word of authority and
appraisal. C. Neil Strait
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Tonight let us honor these men and women, these
our soldiers, our warriors, these our husbands
and wives, our brothers and sisters, our
children. Let us remember those that have been
lost, and let us give thanks for those that have
been found, and who stand here beside us.
Councilor Hamann, The Matrix Reloaded
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Since community alone will survive from this
world into the next, it is ultimately the only
thing God is doing today that has eternal
significance. Dr. Gilbert Bilezikian
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Let everyone, therefore, who knows himself to be
a Christian be assured of this, and apply it to
himself - that we are all priests, and there is
no difference between us. Martin Luther
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I suppose the most obvious question is, how can
I trust you? Neo to the Oracle, The Matrix
Reloaded
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Because every hunger, when followed to its
source, turns out to be a hunger for God, it is
vital that we live in a community safe enough for
us to express and explore all our desires. Dr.
Larry Crabb, Psychologist
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Neo, I know something's wrong. You don't have
to tell me. I just want you to know that I'm
here. Trinity, The Matrix Reloaded
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I am learning that the best cure for hypocrisy
is community. Henri Nouwen
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It is through encounter with others that the
self exists. R. S. Anderson
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We're all here to do, what we're all here to do.
I'm interested in one thing, Neo, the future.
And believe me, I know, the only way to get there
is together. The Oracle, The Matrix Reloaded
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If one fails, all fail. The Keymaker, The
Matrix Reloaded
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To be in the presence of even the meanest,
lowest, most repulsive specimen of humanity is
still to be closer to God than when looking up
into a starry sky or at a beautiful sunset. For
we cannot really love a sunset we can love only
a person. Mike Mason
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For contemporary Christians, to meet regularly in
small groups is not an option or a luxury. It is
a biblical mandate that they must obey if they
want to experience communal life and if their
churches are to become biblically functioning
communities. Dr. Gilbert Bilezikian
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We are the temple of the living God. As God has
said I will live with them and walk among them,
and I will be their God, and they will be my
people. 2 Corinthians 616 (TNIV)
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Come to Christ, who is the living cornerstone of
God's temple. He was rejected by the people, but
he is precious to God who chose him. And now
God is building you, as living stones, into his
spiritual temple. What's more, you are God's holy
priests, who offer the spiritual sacrifices that
please him because of Jesus Christ. 1 Peter
24-5 (NLT)
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Whenever two or three of you come together in my
name, I am there with you. Matthew 1820 (CEV)
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We are the temple of the living God. As God has
said I will live with them and walk among them,
and I will be their God, and they will be my
people. 2 Corinthians 616 (TNIV)
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Together you are the body of Christ. Each one
of you is part of his body. 1 Corinthians
1227 (CEV)
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Clearly, you are a letter from Christ prepared
by us. It is written not with pen and ink, but
with the Spirit of the living God. It is carved
not on stone, but on human hearts. 2
Corinthians 33 (NLT)
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• At The Meeting House,
• Home Church
• is the primary place where
• friends are made,
• care is given,
• and accountability is offered.

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What should be done then, my friends? When you
come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a
revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let
all things be done for building up. 1
Corinthians 1426 (NRSV)
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The Meeting House Top 4 Excuses 1) But I dont
know very much. 2) But I dont know
anybody. 3) But I dont have the time. 4) But
I went and didnt like it.
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We're all here to do, what we're all here to do.
I'm interested in one thing, Neo, the future.
And believe me, I know, the only way to get there
is together. The Oracle, The Matrix Reloaded
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He is the one who gave these gifts to the
church the apostles, the prophets, the
evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their
responsibility is to equip Gods people to do his
work and build up the church, the body of
Christ. Ephesians 411-12 (NLT)
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Believe me when I say we have a difficult time
ahead of us. But if we are to be prepared for it,
we must first shed our fear of it. Morpheus,
The Matrix Reloaded
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