Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 Ephesians 4:1-3 John 13:34-35 Today is part two of a three-part series based on scriptures that reflect on topics from the book, I Am A Church Member by Thom S. Rainer. Last week we talked about being functional members. If you weren’t here, then you missed out on your opportunity to participate in a trust fall! It was pretty amazing. John, who just joined two wee ks ago, stood on a box my grandfather made that was labeled “The Promises” so that he could “stand on the promises of Jesus.” One of the volunteers was Liam, one of our children who just recently moved up from the Young Disciple’s class and he took responsibility for the alignment of the group and made sure that John’s head would be protected. John was caught by a good mix of new and older members in both age, gender, and tenure of membership. It was about as perfect an illustration for what it means to be functional members of the church as you could have, thanks be to God. I proba...
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