And when it was day, he departed and went into a desolate place. And the people sought him and came to him, and would have kept him from leaving them, but he said to them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.” Luke 4:42-43 What are you passionate about? We give time to those things that we are passionate about. If you are passionate about sports, you will take the time to watch or participate in sports. You know everything there is about that sport (s). If you are passionate about your yard, you take the…
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Joins God’s Purpose
“For God loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest. John 4:35 But Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.” John 5:17 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore, pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” Matthew 9:37-38…
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I belong
There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; Ephesians 4:4 Do you connect with others well? Or do you struggle with connecting with others? God made us for a community with one another. Take a look at what Genesis 2:18 says; The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” While Jesus walked here on earth, he had connected with many people. However, He had 12 close friends called disciples. Within that circle, he had Peter, James, and John, who were His closest friends. He showed us how…
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Our Mission
If walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. 1 John 1:7 How do you feel about other denominations? Do you struggle with other believers? Or do you see them as brothers and sisters in Christ? God loves everyone. He loves those who follow and obey him. He placed Jesus as the head of the church. Through the church body, God can accomplish his will to every part of the world. We, the church are a living organism. With Christ at the head, we are related to him and each…
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Digging Deeper
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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The Church
The Church In Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. Romans 12:5 How do you feel about the church? Do you struggle attending a church? We as children of God need to learn how to live for God. We need to be taught. We need to know how to hear his voice. In the Bible, God gave vision and enabled the spiritual leaders He called. What they were doing for God was crucial. Read Acts 6 to get a picture of the pattern of a church. We must come to understand who we are in relation to God…