This was shared with the women last month, but it's taken me a while to post it.
A few weeks ago we discussed the Holy Spirit in the
fifth Spiritual Truth. Today we examine how Jesus formed the church and how the
Holy Spirit creates for Christians a community of believers called the Church.
The Church is the community that all believers become part of once they claim
God. As new Christians consider how their relationship with God will alter
their lives, the Holy Spirit prompts them to join a body of believers who can
guide their growth. The key roles of the Church are to build members in Christ’s likeness through the teaching of God’s Word, fellowship with other Christians, creating opportunities for service and worship, instructing how to understand the role of prayer in a Christians’’ life, and teaching people how to pray. The Church is more than a club, it is a place of learning where believers are challenged to grow in their faith and take correction as needed.
Christians come in many forms, colors, and many unique opinions. We are not always united, but we are invited and challenged to seek a common ground so that we can be united before the world. Christians are wise to choose a body of believers to associate with; we call that body of believers a congregational church. There are many kinds of congregations, but each should recognize God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Bible as God’s Word as the main guides to a church and congregations within a larger church. Each church should have an expression of faith to confirm to her members what the church beliefs are based on.
As members of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria
we believe in the importance of worship, fellowship, and growing in our individual
faith. This is what brings us together as women and what challenges us to study
the Word together so that we can encourage one another in our daily lives. By
our presence here we are recognizing the importance of this 7th
Spiritual Truth.
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