BIG IDEA: Spirit-led churches will continually grow and change.
Old Testament feasts function as 7 annual reminders of their communal identity. Central to that is how those who convert from pagan to spiritual will prioritize collective needs over individual interests and independence.
Tests for whether our spirituality is real or fake:
1) Am I just asking God to bless all I already am/believe?
2) Am I becoming more about “we” and less about “me”?
3) Is my spirituality making me more or less generationally and globally minded?
4) Am I growing in submission to Christ’s Lordship (authority)?
5) Is church more about my personal journey or discovering my role on God’s world-renewing team?
6) When have I made decisions based on the impact to anyone outside my household?
7) Am I more concerned with my ideals, or the people God put in my life?
This text implies, however, that our grasp of spirituality will remain shallow until we learn to be in the same room and collaborate with those who aren’t exactly like us (e.g. generationally, politically, racially, socio-economically).
