Every Sunday followers of Jesus gather together with other followers? Why? Christian communities consider themselves not as individuals, but as a body, with a clear focus and interest in others. Why? Christian communities are often known to share resources, and be a community of encouragement and desire the good of others at cost to themselves. Why?
Though at points people owning the name of Jesus have actually done some terrible things, and many people have been hurt, “Why church?”; “What is it about?” and “What makes something ‘church’?” are questions that this series explores to get to Jesus’ and his early disciple’s original intentions, for ‘church’.
- Gathered (ἐκκλησία, ekklēsia), Matt 16:13-18, Acts 9:26-31, Heb 12:22-24, (Nov 8)
- Body (σῶμα, sōma), 1 Cor 10:14-22, 11:17-30, 12:12-16, 24b-31, (Nov 15)
- Fellowship (κοινωνία, koinonia), 1 John 1:1-4, 1 Cor 1:1-9, Phil 1:1-6, Acts 2:37-47, (Nov 22)
