Harrisonburg First Church of The Nazarene
Not only does our community need us but WE NEED our community! Isolation is never our calling- God invites us to grow deep roots of maturity alongside one another! Join us for this final message in our Life Group series as we continue to explore what it means to live All Together New.
The call to community is a call to GATHER
The call to community is a call to GIVE
The call to community is a call to GROW
Ephesians 4:11-16 NIV
Ephesians 4:11-13
These verses set the foundation of what the community of believers is called to do:
We are called to be “equipped” in order to be “built up” towards unity and even towards maturity
Ephesians 4:14
We are given a powerful picture of what maturity is NOT:
-No longer infants
-No longer tossed back and forth by deceit
Ephesians 4:15-16
We are given a charge:
-We will grow
-With Christ as the head, we will be the body
Acts 2:42-47 NIV
In biblical community, the body grows....
-Grows in knowledge
-Grows in serving
-Grows in experiencing the power of God
-Grows in praise for God
-Grows in experiencing community
-Grows in number
ISOLATION BRINGS:
-DISUNITY
-IMMATURITY
-IGNORANCE
-DEATH