This fellowship takes place through prayer times and spurring each other on towards greater love and good works (Heb.10:24).
As we learn and grow in the Lord we are not called to do it alone but rather with one another. Just like there is relationship in a physical family so too in the church. Fellowship is an important part of being a part of the Body of Christ.
The second function of the church was fellowship. If not, come and be a part of it this fall.Ģ) Fellowship – They devoted themselves to….fellowship, breaking of bread and prayers (Acts. There is no lack of good teaching that takes place here, and hopefully you are availing yourself of it. In addition to morning and evening worship there is Sunday school, men’s and women’s bible study, and Wednesday night teaching and activities for both adults and kids. We at Smyrna Presbyterian have several ways weekly that you can be engaged in the teaching and preaching ministry of the church. 4:20) and do the good works, which God prepared beforehand (Eph.2:10). It is how we bear a spiritual harvest (Mk. It is through constant teaching and preaching and application of that Word that we grow in grace and knowledge of the Lord. In fact without teaching and preaching, the important task of discipleship cannot take place. This was the command of the Lord in the Great Commission, “teaching them to observe all that I commanded” (Mt.28:20). The first function of the church was the teaching and preaching of the church. During that meeting we looked at Acts 2– and asked the question– what did the church do after 3000 people were added on the day of Pentecost? What was the church engaged in? From Acts 2:42-47 we see that church was committed to five functions:ġ) Teaching / Discipleship – They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching (Acts 2:42) 28th we had a “Back to Church” lunch meeting, Thankful to all that were there. I hope this is increasingly true of you – and church attendance and participation would be a major part of your fall routine. Christ loves His Church and gave Himself up her (Eph.5:25), therefore to love Christ is to be a part of and love what He loves. Sometimes asking the basic questions helps you to focus on the true meaning and purpose– this is definitely the case in this study. On Sunday nights for the evening worship I have been preaching a series of sermons on the Church - what is the church? What is its purpose? What are we supposed to be doing as a church? It has been a helpful series for me personally as we look at what the Bible says is the Church of Jesus Christ.
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