Church Is Family
The Family Is a Mission Field
I think it’s strange that so many people in the church, and not just this church, believe that “ministry” is what happens at church. Many also believe that only people who are called “ministers” are the ones who do “ministry.” That can’t be further from the truth. The “family” is probably one of the biggest [...]
The Church Family Works Together
I have traumatic childhood memories of Saturday-morning cleaning. It didn’t happen every week, but when Mom started playing Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn records (far more traumatic than the actual tasks of cleaning house), we knew it was time to work together. The church is a family, and family works together. It’s obvious that we [...]
The Church Is Family
Hebrews 2:11 tells us that “Both the one who makes men holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.” It’s very simple: the church is family. God is our Father; Jesus is our brother; and the Christians around us are our brothers [...]
