“For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” Matthew 18:20 (NIV) Imagine a disagreement between friends or family members where emotions run high and resolution seems out of reach. The very act of coming…
If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector. Matthew 18:17 (NIV) Let’s delve into those tough…
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, ‘Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?’ Jesus answered, ‘I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.’ Matthew 18:21-22 (NIV)…
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. Ephesians 4:15 Conflict is inevitable, but how we approach it can make all the…
If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. Matthew 18:15 (NIV) As we navigate the conflicts that inevitably arise within…
But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. 1 Corinthians 12:18 In his letter to the Corinthian church, Paul tackles a deeply human issue that resonates…
Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave…
So that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. 1 Corinthians 12:25 Picture a community where everyone understands and lives the truth that we are not just neighbors…
But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. If they were all one part, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts,…
For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or…
Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. Acts 2:43 Have you ever been left in awe by something truly extraordinary? It’s that jaw-dropping moment when you can’t help but feel a rush…
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Acts 2:42 Picture a community where prayer is as natural as catching up over coffee. In the early days of the church, as mentioned…
