“This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command.” So now let’s focus on the Lord’s commands for our Kingdom community for everyday and/or the weekly worship gathering. What is your responsibility when you gather with your Christian friends? 1/ “Have salt in yourselves and have peace with one another” [Mark 9:50] When we choose not to fight with each…
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NEXT STEPS: How To Practice The Power of Fellowship Part 1
Narrow road followers of Jesus practice the power of fellowship: Our local church is called to be a Heavenly Community and our duty is to unite as a team to help one another and share salvation with our neighbors and friends. And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43 Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. 44Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, 45 and…
Read MoreNEXT STEPS: Communion Is More Than Just A Ritual
There is great power when a church participates together in the Communion Table because it is designed to cause each Christian to regularly examine themselves and clear their conscience of wrongs. And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship,in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43 Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. 44 Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, 45 and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all,…
Read MoreNEXT STEPS: Baptism Is The Public Declaration of Your Allegiance to God
There is great power in proclaiming your faith to family and friends. One of the opening steps to prove that your new life is all about Jesus, is through baptism. But you need to to understand that baptism is a sacred step of obedience in the Christian Church. The great purposes for all Christians, who are the called out ones of the world (defined by Jesus and called the church) are given clearly. Once baptized, you join the church team and help them continue obeying the great commission given to…
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