3. Why do believers need a church family?
Answer:
For teaching, fellowship, encouragement, prayer, accountability, and spiritual growth.
4. What four activities characterized the early church in Acts 2:42?
Answer:
Teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayer.
5. How does the Bible describe the church in 1 Corinthians 12?
Answer:
As the body of Christ with many members.
6. Can a person be saved by attending church?
Answer:
No. Salvation comes through faith in Jesus Christ alone.
7. Why is regular fellowship important?
Answer:
Because believers encourage, strengthen, and help one another grow in Christ.
Life Application
Consider these questions:
- Am I actively involved in a local church?
- Am I growing through fellowship with other believers?
- Am I using my gifts to serve God’s people?
- Am I committed to worship, learning, and prayer with the church family?
God never intended believers to walk alone.
He places us into His family so that we can grow together in Christ.
Key Takeaways
- The church is God’s people, not merely a building.
- Every believer belongs to the body of Christ.
- God designed believers to grow within a church family.
- The church provides teaching, fellowship, prayer, and encouragement.
- Every believer has a role in serving the church.
- The church exists to glorify God and make disciples.
- Fellowship strengthens believers spiritually.
- Following Christ includes participating in the life of His church.
Memory Verse
Hebrews 10:24-25
“And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another…”