belonging
attendent: Douglas, Alister, Sheryn, Tamie, Elaine, Josiah and Chee Wai)
We are belong to God = We are belong to church (1 Corinthians 12:4-27)
- In these few verses, it has strongly emphesize 1 word, that is ONE.
- One = Unity = One body
- One body have many different parts, yet all are joinning together as One (cant be seperate)
1. relationship with each other
a) we are all connected to each other
b) we are bound to each other
c) whether we know that person or like that person in the church, we are still in ONE.
d) when one part of the church suffer, the entire church will suffer (eg. if you fail to love or just hate somebody in church, all of us will be influenced. we will not able to build a strong relationship with others too)
e) like you having a selesema, not only your nose will suffer, but your entire body will suffer (Sore throat, fever, bodu ache)
2. responsible to each other
a) every people plays different roles in the church be it in small or big scale
b) different people with different gift and brings different contribution to the church
c) even there is huge differences between us, there will be in unity among us because God is with us
d) we has a responsible to perform certain contribution to each other through our gift (if we refuse to share or contribute ourselves to others, actually we are restrain other rights to receive)
e) hence we all have responsibility to each other, mutual contribution to each other (no selfishness)
So, what does it mean we are belong to church???
we are belong to each other without any selfishness and individualism (always focus I, me, myself, always self centered, independent from others, self-suffienciency and freedoom to depend yourself). we are here to show kindness to each other.
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