Category: The Congregation
Linking Arms with God
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as something to be remembered and make sure…
Brethren Ministering to Each Other
[Video] A picture of believers building up believers in God’s assembly.
Polishing God’s Silver
…there are elements of the treasures the Lord has given us that are really in the silver class, that need polishing…
Heaven’s Building Kit
If you follow the plans, you can build your home from a kit. Will we follow the Bible’s blueprint for God’s home among us?
Who’s In Charge
of God’s House?
Who’s responsible for God’s house? Church traditions offer a smorgasbord of answers, but God’s blueprint highlights you!
Building Up One Another
God, the Master Architect of His home—and ours—calls and equips every one of us to build one another up (Eph 4:16).
Equipping God’s People
“Ministers” have a job description: “to equip His people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up.” (Eph 4:12)
A Father and His Family
The very idea of Family starts with God, our Father (Eph 3:15). This is one of the Bible’s many portraits of God’s people.
In His Yoke
Disciple doesn’t mean just Peter, James and John. It’s a word that describes anyone who answers Jesus’ call to “Take My yoke upon you an learn from Me” (Matt 11:29).
Whose House is This?
According to one institute, Christians have built over 40,000 distinct denominations and sects worldwide. Is God their Architect?
Dying to Live
The world clings to fleeting life, “looking out for #1.” But it is those who are immersed with Christ in His death who find life that never ends.
These are the Two Olive Trees
Paul (Rom. 11), Zechariah (ch. 4) and John (Rev. 11) all write about them, painting an intriguing portrait of God’s grafted people.
The Church in their House…
Elaborate sanctified buildings often sit nearly empty. But Christians first met in their homes, knowing that the people—not bricks and mortar—are God’s house.
“While My house lies in Ruins”
The Old Testament prophets Haggai and Zechariah have a laser-sharp message for Christians today!
A Called-Out Assembly
“Church” is how English Bibles translate the Greek word ekklesia—the same word Greeks used for their citizens’ assembly. The congregation is God’s “called-out assembly.”
A Shepherd and His Sheep
“I am the good shepherd,” said Jesus “The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” (John 10:11) Though we feel as useful as sheep, He loves us this much!
Abraham’s City!
The patriarch who defined faith for the ages left a civilization behind to live in tents. But the Bible testifies that he looked for a city!
By What Every Joint Supplies
Church too often finds a sage on a stage addressing spectators. But the New Testament reveals a congregation where God’s Spirit nourishes all through every member.
A Body You Have
Prepared Me
“Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ.” (1 Cor 12:12)
Fitly Joined Together
The Body or Christ is not just an assemblage of His people—but a called-out assembly, whom the Holy Spirit fitly joins together (Eph 2:21).
The Lamb’s Bride
One of the seven angels came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” (Revelation 21:9)
His Eternal Dwelling
“Jesus Christ…in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.” (Eph 2:20-22)
