What are we doing together?
a word from Ephesians about what we are doing for one another...
He who descended is the same one who ascended far above all the heavens, so that he might fill the whole universe. The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to
the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to
maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ. Ephesians 4:10-13
All that we do, through the gifts and talents God has given, is meant to help others and one another to grow in faith, knowledge, and love of Jesus Christ. To put it simply, being church means making disciples...
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Jesus is the door to a life in and with God. "I am the gate," he says (John 10:9). "I am the Way; I am Truth and Life. No one can come to the Father except through me" (John 14:6). Still, many people never have heard or will hear of Jesus. They are born, live their lives, and die without having been exposed to Jesus and his words. Are they lost? Is there no place in the Father's house for them?