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Finding Authentic Community in a Digital World

Jacob Gaines

Aug 02, 2026
29:25

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What if the loneliest generation in history is also the most connected? In this message from the Connected Life series at Local Vineyard Church, Pastor Jacob unpacks why one in three people feel they have no one to call, and why putting down your phone is only half the solution. Tracing community from Genesis to the early church in Acts, this sermon shows that God himself exists in perfect community and designed you to be known, not just noticed. Learn why isolation is the enemy's favorite trap, how small groups and serve teams build real relationships, and what the "one another" commands of the New Testament ask of us. Rows are where we sit; circles are where we heal. Discover what it means to live face-to-face in a face-down world.

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