Grace Church In Noblesville & Fishers, In

This sermon dives into the conversation of loneliness. Nearly half of Americans report being lonely. Why is there so much isolation? Americans are isolated by nature. In our American personal arrogance, we turn our nose up at saying I need you. Another reason for the increased isolation - Most of us cling to a "code of privacy" that leads us to not know our neighbors. Yet, another reason is we've bought into "the cult of busyness". Most of us buy into a workaholic ethos that leaves us with little time for community. And then there's the "faux community of social media" that gives us the false assurance that anyone gives a rip about us. We live in bubbles that bounce off other bubbles. What do we do? How do we, ourselves, find our way out of isolation? And how do we help others? We can look at Acts 2 for the answer: 42 All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord's Supper[a]), and to prayer.43 A deep sense o