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Sep 22, 2022 · A church family is a community of people that attend church together. More than that, a church family shares in the fullness of faith and life together. A church family provides support during the hardships of life, like when someone faces the loss of a loved one or losses their job. A church family celebrates life’s greatest milestones, too ...
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- To learn from God’s Word through a gospel lens. The early disciples prioritized teaching God’s Word. This was a primary mission of the church, particularly of the apostles (Acts 6:2-3), as they shared the good news of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection — “the gospel” — with the world.
- To be known and loved as part of a church family. Belonging to a church is a little bit like being part of a family. In his book “The Meaning of Marriage,” pastor Tim Keller wrote, “To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial.
- To be equipped to love and serve others. Hebrews 10:24-25 reads, “And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another…” (ESV).
- To worship God through communion and prayer. At the end of Acts 2:42, the disciples committed themselves to “the breaking of bread and to prayer.” These simple but profound acts are practical ways Christians worship God together as a family.
Either way – your family of origin is fixed and cannot be changed. However, when you are born again through Jesus Christ you inherit a new family – the family of God. God’s church is supposed to be a group of people in relationship who do life together. Relationships are fundamental because the gospel gets lived out within those ...
Mar 3, 2022 · Here are three reasons why you should belong to a church family: A church family helps you focus on God. These days it’s easy to get distracted by details, disturbances, dead-ends, delays, and difficulties. But coming together with a church family will help you focus on God. The more you choose to focus on God, the bigger he gets in your mind ...
Oct 14, 2018 · If someone were to ask us why we go to church, we may have a difficult time thinking of an answer. In this message, Pastor Rick Warren talks about how a church is not a place we go to or an event we attend — it’s a spiritual family. It’s a group of baptized believers who’ve joined together in a commitment to help each other fulfill God ...
Nov 14, 2020 · Because we belong to Christ, we belong to his family. In John’s account of the crucifixion, we read, “When Jesus saw his mother and disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, ‘Woman, behold your son!’. Then he said to the disciple, ‘Behold, your mother!’. And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home ...
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A further benefit of having a church family is that a believer receives teaching and is equipped and stimulated to do the good works God calls him or her to do (Ephesians 2:10). James 5:16 says to "confess your sins to one another." Ephesians 4:32 says, "Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you."
