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Why Do I Have to Go to Church? … 7 Where Do I Fit in at Church? … 10 Can I Serve Too? … 13 Does My Money Count? … 16
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1. Why do you have to go to church?
2. Where do you fit in at church?
3. Can you serve too?
4. Does your money count?
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Use graffiti-style words or pictures to illustrate each of the phrases from 1 John 3:6-17.
laid down His life
world’s goods closes his eyes to his need What is the church? Who is the church? What are the church’s responsibilities? Read these descriptions. Put a check mark in the box if you think the statement describes the church. [] [] [] [] []
believers of all times and places a local church is a group of baptized believers at a particular place God’s plan for followers of Christ more than just a building a group of Christians who meet together to pray, to tell others about Jesus, to worship God, to learn from the Bible, to meet the needs of others, and to encourage one another
The church isn’t just a building. The church is all these things!
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Find and read Acts 2:41-47 in your Bible. Work with a partner to answer the question following each reference.
Acts 2:41-42 The new believers devoteD themselves to what?
Acts 2:43-45 How did the new believers cooperate with one another?
Acts 2:46 What did the new believers devote themselves to do?
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You may hear people who are not Christians say negative things about the church and church attendance. The Bible sometimes refers to those non-Christians as “the world.” (See Colossians 2:20; John 17:14.) But what does God’s Word say? How does God’s answer compare to the world’s opinions? Rewrite the following verses in your own words.
Colossians 3:23 2 Thessalonians 2:15
1 Thessalonians 5:14
Colossians 3:2
Hebrews 10:24 Hebrews 10:25 The church is more than just a building. The church is made of believers from all times and places. Church members meet regularly to pray together, to tell others about Jesus, to worship together, to learn from God’s Word, and to meet the needs of others. UNIT 1.SESSION 1 9