What is Life Expecting of You?
Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 12:28AM FELLOWSHIP
Please feel welcomed to come this Sunday as we unfold the second principle that God has asked of us. "Fellowship". Below is a small inspirational message from the 40 Days of Purpose as we begin to move into this next week's study.
It is not too late to gather with a group to study this material. If you prefer, we also have books left here for you at no charge and no obligation to join a group.
Please call Nicole at 403-256-0262 if you have any questions about this material.
Formed for God's Family
You were formed for God's family!
"His unchanging plan has always been to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. And this gave him great pleasure." Eph. 1:5 (NLT)
God wants a family, and he created you to be a part of it. The entire Bible is the story of God building a family who will love him, honor him, and reign with him forever. When we place our faith in Christ, God becomes our Father, we become his children, other believers become our brothers and sisters, and the church becomes our spiritual family. The family of God includes all believers in the past, the present, and the future.
Our families on Earth are wonderful gifts from God, but they are temporary and fragile, often broken by divorce, distance, growing old, and inevitably, death. On the other hand, our spiritual family - our relationship to other believers - will continue throughout eternity.
The Bible says, "Jesus and the people he makes holy all belong to the same family. That is why he isn't ashamed to call them his brothers and sisters." Hebrews 2:11 (CEV)
Let that amazing truth sink in - you are a part of God's family, and because Jesus makes you holy, God is proud of you! Being included in God's family is the highest honor and the greatest privilege you will ever receive. Nothing else comes close. Whenever you feel unimportant, unloved, or insecure, remember to whom you belong.
Nicole Schulz
Director of Discipleship and Family Ministries