Great Things Happen When You Eat Together

I continued to be amazed at the power of food to bring us together. One of the weekly missional practices that many of us at Liberty have adopted is to eat together three times a week: once with Christians, once with non-Christians, and the third time can be with either.

This emphasis upon table fellowship is patterned after the life of Jesus, who frequently was found eating with his disciples and lost people. In fact, the gospels seem to be the tale of one eating after another!

It seems that Jesus knew what he was doing here. Through his table fellowship, he opened doors with people. You see, table fellowship tells people that we accept them, that we are open to them, and that we are no better than them. It opens the door to genuine friendship and the sharing of the gospel.

It is hard to get in these meals each week, but each time I take this seriously, good things happen. This past Sunday night I went out with some Christian friends, and someone who was searching was there as well. To make a long story short, he and I were able to have some meaningful conversation, and we will be getting together soon to talk about his spiritual questions.

Let's find time to share fellowship with others, particularly those outside of our Christian circle of friends. If we do, great things will happen.