There are a number of passages that assume and undergird the
need for a church to have smaller groups to thrive.
Sun., August 13: Mark
4 This is the full chapter inclusive
of our Sunday Scriptures today.
Mon., August 14: Ephesians
4: 1-16 Paul describes the church in terms of the human bodies, the parts
acting together.
Tue., August 15:
Matthew 18: 10-20 In the ways of forgiveness, Jesus outlines how the
smaller gathering acts first, concluding with what qualifies as a Christian
gathering.
Wed., August 16:
Galatians 6: 1-5 As Paul closes his
letter, note how he assumes that smaller parts of the community will work one
with another.
Thu., August 17: Hebrews
3: 7-19 In the context of a passage
on the consequences of unfaithfulness, the writer assumes the smaller gathering
of believers.
Fri., August 18: 1
John 4: 7-21 The assumption of
smaller, intimate relationships among the believers is assumed as John reminds
the love binds them together.
Sat., August 19: Acts
5: 7-42 This may not be our
definition of a ‘successful church’, but the persecution suffered by the
apostles continued to drive the home communities that formed the basis of the
church at that time.
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