SOCIAL CONNECTION “Week Four: Through Committing to God’s Family”

“God, for whom and through whom everything was made, chose to bring many children into glory. And it was only right that he should make Jesus, through his suffering, a perfect leader, fit to bring them into their salvation. So now Jesus and the ones he makes holy have the same Father. That is why Jesus is not ashamed to call them his brothers and sisters.”

 – Hebrews 2:10-11

BIG IDEA: Membership is how you commit to God’s Family.

(1) These are my .

13 “Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”                   – Ephesians 6:13-17

(2) My spiritual growth is a service project.

22 “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control;” – Galatians 5:22-23

(3) Authority and Accountability. 

 “Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage to you.”                           – Hebrews 13:17

(4) over Uniformity.

Colossians 4:10-14

Six Names

Aristarchus, Mark, Justus

Epaphras, Luke, Demas