Christians are not meant to live in isolation. They are created in Christ Jesus to be together and to work together for His sake. In fact, the Word of God compares our “togetherness” to the human body, with all the body parts united together…functioning together as a body…the Body of Christ…the Church. To be who, and what, our Lord wants us to be, and to be effective for His glory, we need each other. If you belong to Christ, associate with, and assimilate into, His body, the Church.

1 Corinthians 12:14-18

14 For the body is not one member, but many. 15 If the foot says, “Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason any the less a part of the body. 16 And if the ear says, “Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason any the less a part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be? 18 But now God has placed the members, each one of them, in the body, just as He desired.

“When we enter into the ‘in Christ’ existence we become one with those who are in Christ. Eternal life is received individually, but it is lived out in community.” ~ Ajith Fernando

The Lord bless you and keep you…

Pastor Dave