Our night began with a simple question: What do you think of when I say the word Church?
One of the guys responded, “I think of what the church could/should be versus what it is not.” Reminded me of Saint Augustine’s The City of God. My men’s group is full of deep thinkers.
We talked about how messy the church can be. How Christians can unintentionally hurt one another without knowing it.
1 Corinthians 12:12-31 was our main point of discussion. The verses talk about how the church is made up of one body with many different talents/skills.
If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together. 1 Corinthians 12:26
Ephesians 4:1-16 were our follow up verses:
Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,16 from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love. – Ephesians 4:15-16
One Body. Many Members.
I brought my PS4 to church. Hooked it up to a projector with a large screen in our room. It was time to game.
Thomas Was Alone was the first game I brought out. We played a bit of Claire’s story. Noting that like the Body of Christ, Claire needed the other characters to progress through the levels. 10 minutes with Thomas seemed like enough. What I really wanted to show the group was Broforce.
“This is like Contra!”
Broforce was the hit of the night. I was blown away by the video game skills my guys have. Had fun laughing over the insane player deaths and cartoony gore. The best part though was watching my guys work together through a level, helping each other, just like the Body of Christ.
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