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Ephesians 4:1-16
Live & build COMMUNITY in a health church
Ephesians 4:1-6 “…3 Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. 4 For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future. 5 There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 and one God and Father, who is over all and in all and living through all.”
EVERYONE is made for community
GROW your gifts & faith in a healthy church
Ephesians 4:7-13 “7 However, he has given each one of us a special gift* through the generosity of Christ…12 Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. 13 This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.”
Our gifts are meant for OTHERS; others HELP our gifts
Mature in Jesus’ CHARACTER in a healthy church
Ephesians 4:14-16 “14 Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed & blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. 15 Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more & more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. 16 He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy & growing & full of love.”
Jesus brings out the REAL you
Main Idea
Why church? Experience God’s for growth, support, and excellence by being a part of a healthy church centered on faith in Jesus. Remember, all people have a need for God and community.
