Charles Spurgeon's powerful lesson: A coal removed from the fire soon goes cold. So does the Christian who forsakes the assembly. 

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It's Epiphany—the season when Jesus builds community. And community doesn't happen when you bolt after the service ends. 

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 It's easy to weep with those who weep. But rejoicing with those who rejoice—without envy? That's the real test of Christian love. 

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 Proximity isn't community. Attendance isn't belonging. Why our calling to love is impossible without the community God gave us. 

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This morning's sermon tackled a truth we'd rather avoid: you can't fulfill your Christian calling to love without community. Not "it's harder without community"—it's impossible. Father Aaron unpacks Romans 12 and Hebrews 10 to show why proximity isn't community, why the person you least want to live with might be exactly who God placed in your life, and what it means to show up, speak up, and step up in the body of Christ. Plus: why the loneliness epidemic is killing people—literally—and how God's answer is the community He gave us. 

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This is the introduction to NorthWord - The Word, The North, Your Week - a daily Christian podcast from ⁠⁠St. John's Fort Smith⁠⁠ in collaboration with the ⁠⁠Anglican Family.⁠⁠

In this pilot episode, Father Aaron explains how NorthWord works: every Sunday we release the full sermon, then Monday through Saturday you get 3-5 minute daily episodes breaking down that message into practical applications you can actually use. Every Wednesday we explore the rhythm of Jesus' life and how Christians have lived it out for 2,000 years.

Whether you're Pentecostal, Orthodox, Baptist, Catholic, or just curious about faith - this podcast is for you. Ancient faith. Real life. No fluff.

Subscribe now. First episode drops February 1st at 6 PM - we're talking about what it means to live in Christian community.

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