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The document discusses what Christian community looks like according to 1 Corinthians 12:12-14. It says that as Christians we are all part of one body through our common salvation in Jesus, and we find unity in the gospel. It then discusses why Christians can and should build quality community based on Ephesians 4:4-6, noting that as believers we all share one body, spirit, lord, hope, faith, baptism and God as our father. The purpose of community is to love God by loving people.
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- 2. POINTS OF INTEREST WHAT DOES CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY LOOKS LIKE?
- 3. 1 Corinthians 12:12-14 “12 Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. 13 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. 14 Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many.”
- 6. Our Common Denominator: Gospel Bounded together by the fact that we were all dead in our sins and made alive by God’s grace. We all find common ground at the Cross and the sacrifice Jesus made for us. As a result we long for Christian Community.
- 8. Why We Can & Should We Build Quality Christian Community
- 9. Ephesians 4:4-6 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. ONE BODY ONE SPIRIT ONE LORD ONE HOPE ONE FAITH ONE BAPTISM ONE GOD & FATHER
- 10. ONE BODY We actually are Christ’s “body,” the visible expression of Jesus to the watching world. ONE SPIRIT We are each indwelt by God’s Spirit, so we already have the greatest spiritual reality in common.
- 11. ONE HOPE We will spend eternity together, so we might as well learn how to get along with and enjoy one another now! ONE LORD We have all decided to follow the same Leader in every aspect of our lives, expect that he will lead us in a unified way.
- 12. We all have the same body of truth (The Gospel), so we can agree on what is true and right. ONE FAITH ONE BAPTISM We all publicly confessed our allegiance to the same Jesus so we should honor him in this way.
- 13. ONE GOD & FATHER We are all children of the same heavenly Father, and are therefore brothers and sisters of the same family.
- 15. LOVE GOD = LOVE PEOPLE
- 16. LET’S FACE IT TOGETHER!!!
- 17. 1 Corinthians 12:12-14 “12 Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. 13 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. 14 Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many.”
- 18. REFLECT: 1. DO YOU SOMETIMES PREFER DOING THINGS ALONE? 2. HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE DEEPNESS OF THE FRIENDSHIP YOU HAVE WITH THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU? 3. WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO IMPROVE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHERS?