Dancing in the Kingdom- Table of Contents
Dancing In the Kingdom – Part 3 – Dancing in the Kingdom– Chapter 17 – Finding our place
Created to gather and build
[Bible references: Romans 12:3-8; Ephesians 4:11-16; 5:18-19; Colossians 3:16; 1 Timothy 2:1-2; Hebrews 10:24-25; 1 Peter 4:10;]
When we become part of the Body of Christ, we are given spiritual gifts for the express purpose of building up one another so that we may serve each other, help each other become more unified in our faith and in the knowledge of Christ and ultimately more like Christ. And it is part of that great mystery that we experience God more fully in both the giving and receiving of God’s grace through each other.
Furthermore, it is as a community of believers that we participate in the sacraments of the church. We cannot baptize ourselves and we cannot share communion by ourselves. And then there are other aspects of worship, which although we can do at any time during the week, it is only when we come together to worship that we can build up one another. This worship includes participating in the sacraments, reading and preaching scripture with each other, praying with each other, and singing hymns and spiritual songs with each other. We need to gather regularly in order to effectively build one another up. That is why we are encouraged to gather with one another.
Observe
Read Ephesians 4:11-16; 1 Peter 4:10; Colossians 3:16; 1 Timothy 2:1-2; Hebrews 10:24-25. In what ways can we encourage one another when we gather together?
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