| When you think about all the pros and
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| | which he became all things to all men in
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| cons of the internet one topic always
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| | hopes that he might win some for Christ.
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| seems to surface, the fact of community.
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| | (1Cor9:22) He also said he ran this race
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| There are both positive and negative
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| | of life as to win the prize! (1Cor9:24)
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| aspects to online community but there is
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| | Sometimes I wonder if we get more excited
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| no denying that online communities have
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| | about our kids little league soccer
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| formed a spiritual and relational tidal
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| | competitions, Sunday afternoon football,
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| wave that is sweeping our world.
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| | or climbing up the corporate ladder, than
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| The fact is that the internet allows for
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| | we do the competition for lost souls!
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| community in a unique and powerful way
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| | Paul was a great winner of souls because
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| that has never been possible until this
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| | he was available. Simply, he was willing
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| millennia. Look at the explosion of sites
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| | to do God's work in God's way! (K.P.
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| like MySpace or Facebook. Go to any
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| | Yohannan) Paul didn't limit God's avenues
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| college or high school in the U.S. and
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| | of reaching the lost, he was on the
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| you will find people who are living in
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| | cutting edge.
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| community on the internet. Now more than
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| | It is time as Christians that we make
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| ever even the older generations are
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| | online communities a priority! Very
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| utilizing the internet to find
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| | simply, we are losing the race. A whole
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| communities of like-minded people. This
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| | generation is being impacted in online
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| networking is growing every day and is
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| | communities and we are sitting on the
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| exciting to some and very scary to
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| | sidelines booing! If we are going to
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| others.
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| | bring the transforming love of Christ to
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| As Christians we must do more than just
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| | all nations and fulfill the Great
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| realizing the fact that online
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| | Commission (Matt28:19) then we must not
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| communities are changing our world. We
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| | forget about the new nation of "the World
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| must actually begin to embrace this
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| | Wide Web". So far, it is our great
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| change and use it for God's glory. It is
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| | omission within the Great
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| true that the internet's unique and
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| | Commission...But I believe this is
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| powerful opportunity for community comes
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| | changing...
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| with some negative repercussions. One,
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| | What must we do to continue the change?
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| the availability of all kinds of sin and
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| | First of all, get involved in a Christian
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| temptation at your fingertips. Two, the
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| | online community. Use it as a tool to
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| lack of accountability for what is done
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| | disciple and edify other like-minded
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| within online communities. There are many
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| | people. For the more experienced and
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| more, but my focus is not on these
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| | those with bedrock integrity, get
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| negative repercussions. Rather, on the
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| | involved in a non-Christian community
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| benefit that we as Christians can bring
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| | like Myspace or Facebook and let your
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| to God's Kingdom if we will embrace the
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| | light shine! Further, make your voice
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| concept of digital community and use it
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| | heard. Support the pioneers who are out
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| strategically for His purposes.
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| | there trying to make a dent in the
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| I believe God frowns when His people are
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| | internet for Christ! Encourage your local
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| cynical toward new or progressive
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| | church to put a budget toward online
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| concepts such as online communities. I
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| | marketing or to partner with an online
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| can just hear God saying, "Why not use
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| | Christian ministry. Lastly and most
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| that for my glory?" So why don't we? I
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| | importantly, support Christian online
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| mean, why not really use it! Why not get
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| | community! We need more places on the
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| involved in such a way that we, as Christ
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| | internet that are safe. Places where you
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| followers, become some of the forerunners
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| | can tell your kids that it's okay to
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| in this digital age instead of always the
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| | chat, it's okay to get advice. Support
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| tale sniffers?
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| | online communities that you feel are
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| When we see something like online
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| | spreading the gospel and if you can't
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| communities exploding across the world,
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| | find one start one! Online community is
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| most of which seem to be ran by people
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| | here to stay. Question is: in the online
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| who could care less about Christ...why as
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| | arena, are you a contender or a
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| Christians do we not get some unction in
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| | spectator? Let the Gospel ring loud in
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| our function and start figuring out how
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| | all our communities! Christ in us, the
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| to compete? The apostle Paul was a
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| | hope of glory!
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| competitor! He competed for lost souls by
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