Day 3 - Church

1 Corinthians 12:12-14 Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many.

Now that you have been born-again, made into a new creation, you are part of the family of God. This family is called the church.

Maybe you have been taught that the church is the building you come to on a Sunday. That is true, but there is more. The church is people. The people who have called Jesus their friend and Savior make up who the church is. Just like your natural body has many parts that make up the whole, many diverse types of people make up the body of Christ or the church. You are one of those people, and God has a specific place planned for you in his Kingdom family.

Global church members meet in local church communities every week. The Bible teaches us that community with other believers is important to the Christian faith. That is because we exist to help each other in tough times, celebrate together in good times, and keep pushing each other more toward Jesus at all times. So welcome to the global church! Make coming to your local church a part of your routine.

Build: Ephesians 4:2-6, Hebrews 10:25

Prayer – God, thank you for welcoming me into your family of believers. Help me grow strong and build up those around me in your holy faith. Show me the place that I belong in your church. Amen.