Brothers & Sisters: Building Christian Community

The apostle Paul wrote many of the letters found in the New Testament of the Bible; he is respected and lauded as one of the most important leaders of the early Church as he spread the message of Jesus from Asia to Rome. We can see many themes in his teaching, but one theme that spans all of his letters is the idea of the Church as a family. We referred to other disciples of Jesus as “brothers and sisters” more than 130 times in the New Testament, alerting us to the importance of familial love, respect, and care being lived out in the Church.

In the 5th installment of “The Well-Ordered Life” Study, we will examine what Christian community truly entails. Specifically, we’ll talk about how we might live as a community beyond Sundays, and with people dissimilar from ourselves. We’ll dive into some of the ways we can care for others as a reflection of the community that exists within the Triune God we aim to serve. Only then can we truly carry out God’s vision of the Church as a family.