Even if you don’t show up for yourself, you should show up for the benefit of others. In 1 Corinthains 12:15, Paul writes, “15 If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.” A [...]
By: Lara Stafford Lately I have been struggling to understand the concept of fellowship. Our church leaders have put together Koinonia groups. In practice, these look a lot like the small groups most churches have. We meet together once a week to discuss the Word. We share meals together. We pray for each other. We talk [...]
Becoming vital at church begins with walking through the door on a regular basis. People who place a high value on their spiritual lives also place a high value on gathering with God’s family. They are determined to show up. Partners in the gospel don’t just come when they feel like it or when [...]
What you do for the people at church, you do as unto Jesus Himself. Jesus makes this point abundantly clear in Matthew 25. In the parable of the sheep and the goats, He describes two groups of people: One group is righteous. The other is not. He describes the actions of the righteous people [...]
God intended for His people to worship together, not just individually! God’s purpose in gathering a people is not only to have them relate to Him on an individual level, but to form those individuals into a people, a race, a nation, and a priesthood dedicated to His purposes. Holy-nation-building was God’s purpose for [...]
