Sept 22 2026 … The Church Is Community

Sept 22 2026 …  The Church Is Community 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK  …      and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from the group, Norton Hall Band, singing … The Church’s One Foundation … declaring that Christ builds His Church as a fellowship of believers for His glory.  

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Highlight Passage: … Acts 2:46  [NLT]

…   46 They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity …    

… The early church came TOGETHER as a body gathered in fellowship and to worship God, glorifying Him in community.

Highlight Passage: …  Acts 2:42-47 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Luke teaches and shares that the early Church came together as a fellowship and as a community of faith to honor and glorify God for saving believers.  

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Reference Passage: …  Matthew 18:20 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …          

… Jesus teaches that God is always present when believers come TOGETHER to worship the Lord.

Reference Passage: …  1Corinthians 1:9  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  The Apostle Paul teaches that Christ brought believers TOGETHER into a fellowship of faith.

Reference Passage: 2Corinthians 13:14  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …                            

… Paul prays for fellowship of God’s Spirit among God’s faithful.    

Reference Passage: Colossians 3:16 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …      

… Paul exhorts fellow Christians to come TOGETHER into a fellowship and a community of  worship.

Reference Passage: …  Hebrews 10:24-25 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …    

… God’s word, thru the Author of Hebrews, calls on Christians to gather together in a community of faith, encouraging one another.  

Reference Passage: 1John 1:7  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle John calls fellow Christians to live TOGETHER in the Light of Christ, living as worship to God’s Spirit.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Bill Crowder …  USE THIS LINK    related a personal story about her childhood church experience, where her church became a “warmhearted” place where the members molded a community of encouragement and togetherness.  The ODB author felt she thrived and grew in faith due to this fellowship of faith.   

Often however, these days, we read of the opposite, … i..e, people driven away from the church because of divisiveness or lack of fellowship.   I, personally, have been part of a fellowship of faith which, for over four decades of my life, has helped me thrive and grow in my relationship with Christ.   Oh, how I pray that for you?

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You … for leading me to a fellowship of like-minded Christians who love to worship You TOGETHER.

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, … for calling us to come TOGETHER to worship and serve You in a fellowship of faith.    … Amen

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Blogger Note:  Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled “Our Daily Bread,” distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.  If you GO TO THIS LINK on the date of my blog, you can read/study the ODB blogs; or you can subscribe to the blog via email at that site.