The church is not just a building, programs, activities, and etc. The body of christ are his followers together working for God. It is not an easy task at hand because people are so different and at different stages in their walk with God. Then we add in human pride , selfishness, and being offended. People on the outside only see what they think they know, but in all reality, christians are humans just like them. We can be hurtful to one another, however, as Christ followers we are called to be above such treatment. Let’s Dig deeper today at some more verses on The church body. Have you and…
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Living In The Body Of Christ
God will teach and show us how to live together as the body of Christ. Have you struggle in any area of this? I think we all do. We are constantly in a struggle with our flesh and what God is asking us to do. We fight pride constantly. However, with the help of God, we can effectively live as a body and live in unity and love. Here are a few scripture verses that we will look at today on how to relate to one another. Romans 14:1, 12-13 – “Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters. . . . each of us will…
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The Body Of Christ- Part 2
You are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. 1 Corinthians 12:27 Have you ever had one part of your body not work correctly? Did you at that moment realize how important that part was? When one part of our body does work properly, other parts have to work harder. This is how it is in the Body of Christ. When one is not doing its part, the church isn’t healthy. God made it so that we are dependent on one another. We need each other. Even if we do hurt one another, we still need each other. This is where repentance and…
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The Body Of Christ- Part 1
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function. So in Christ we, though many, form one body, each member belongs to all the others. Romans 12:3-5 Do you know what you part is in the body of Christ? Do you know how to work with the other parts of the body? We…
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The Church Body
The Lord spoke to Moses . . . ‘Have the Israelites celebrate the Passover. . . ‘ So Moses told the Israelites to celebrate the Passover, and they did so. . . The Israelites did everything just as the Lord commanded Moses. Numbers 9:1-5 Do you know how God speaks to the church as a whole for His will to be done? A church comes to how the will of God when they, the body, understands what Christ, the head, is telling them. Individuals come to know God through an intimate relationship with God. The Holy Spirit speaks through prayer, bible reading, circumstances, and the church to reveal Himself, His…
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God Speaks Through The Church
“Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.” Ephesians 4:15-16 NIV How do you hear God’s speak today? The Holy Spirit speaks to us through God’s people which is the local church. Many Christians believe that they don’t need the church today or that they are accountable to the church. Yes, we have direct access to God. Jesus is our meditator to God. God created the…