Can you imagine being a newborn baby just coming home, and your
parents left you alone on the floor, giving you no food, milk, clean
diapers, or love? That would be terrible!
The Church -- Not a Building,But People As a physical family makes
sure you get fed and loved.
The church –your local group of believers – will encourage and guide
you as you grow spiritually.
One of the most important things your church does is remind you often
of the main points of the gospel:
Jesus Christ died to pay the penalty for your sins and rose again to
show His power over death,Everyone who has by faith received God's
free gift is forgiven of their sins and becomes God's child,Jesus
lives in each believer today through His Holy Spirit, giving them
power to live a God-pleasing life.
The Church is a Team Not only do YOU need the church, but the church
needs YOU! Imagine a soccer team where everyone wanted to be the
goalkeeper. How ridiculous to have 11 goalies! God has designed the
church with different roles -- meaning, the team is not complete
without you, and you are lacking without the team.
"But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where
he wants it. How strange a body would be if it had only one part! Yes,
there are many parts, but only one body" (1 Corinthians 12:18-20).
One things we should always do is not to see the church as a
Task/Activity/Duty Rather it's an Experience /Communion/Fellowship and
it's Qualitative before quantitative and if you have as I once did I
really didn't see the need for church until I read and understood
Communion and Fellowship.
Don't Let the Wolves Get You. When a pack of wolves goes hunting, they
try to separate young or weak animals from the herd, where they are
easily captured and eaten. Satan looks for people to devour, just like
wolves do (1 Peter 5:8).
By spending time with other believers, you'll grow strong in your
faith. Then, you can resist the devil, and he'll run away from you
(James 4:7).
Look to Jesus Do you meet with other believers regularly? If not, ask
God to help you find a group of strong believers to meet with. He
knows how desperately you need to be connected to other followers of
Jesus and have a spiritual family.
Shalom
