Being About It

Ekklesia

Koinonia 

 

Sundays matter. 

 

Let us think about each other and help each other to show love and do good deeds. You should not stay away from the church meetings, as some are doing, but you should meet together and encourage each other. Do this even more as you see the day coming. -Hebrews‬ ‭10:24-25‬ ‭NCV‬‬

 

On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place. -Acts ‭2:1‬ ‭NLT‬‬

 

Sundays aren’t enough. 

 

You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its salty taste, it cannot be made salty again. It is good for nothing, except to be thrown out and walked on. “You are the light that gives light to the world. A city that is built on a hill cannot be hidden. And people don’t hide a light under a bowl. They put it on a lampstand so the light shines for all the people in the house. In the same way, you should be a light for other people. Live so that they will see the good things you do and will praise your Father in heaven. ‭‭-Matthew‬ ‭5:13-16‬ ‭NCV‬‬ 

 

12 The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ. 13 Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit.[f] 14 Yes, the body has many different parts, not just one part. 15 If the foot says, “I am not a part of the body because I am not a hand,” that does not make it any less a part of the body. 16 And if the ear says, “I am not part of the body because I am not an eye,” would that make it any less a part of the body? 17 If the whole body were an eye, how would you hear? Or if your whole body were an ear, how would you smell anything?18 But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where he wants it. 19 How strange a body would be if it had only one part! 20 Yes, there are many parts, but only one body. 21 The eye can never say to the hand, “I don’t need you.” The head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you.”22 In fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually the most necessary. 23 And the parts we regard as less honorable are those we clothe with the greatest care. So we carefully protect those parts that should not be seen, 24 while the more honorable parts do not require this special care. So God has put the body together such that extra honor and care are given to those parts that have less dignity. 25 This makes for harmony among the members, so that all the members care for each other. 26 If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all the parts are glad.27 All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it. -1 Corinthians 12:12-27 NLT 

 

YOU are a…

 

Contributor-“God has made us what we are. In Christ Jesus, God made us to do good works, which God planned in advance for us to live our lives doing.” -Ephesians‬ ‭2:10‬ ‭NCV‬‬

Creator-“So God created human beings in his image. In the image of God he created them. He created them male and female.” -Genesis‬ ‭1:27‬ ‭NCV‬‬

 

Producer- “The apostles were doing many miracles and signs, and everyone felt great respect for God. All the believers were together and shared everything. They would sell their land and the things they owned and then divide the money and give it to anyone who needed it. The believers met together in the Temple every day. They ate together in their homes, happy to share their food with joyful hearts. They praised God and were liked by all the people. Every day the Lord ADDED those who were being saved to the group of believers.” -‭‭Acts‬ ‭2:43-47‬ ‭NCV‬‬ 

“If I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw all people toward me.” -John‬ ‭12:32‬ ‭NCV‬‬