"...in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit." -- Ephesians 2:21-22 (NKJV)I have got this miscellaneous bucket of Legos. On their own, those pieces seem useless. Scattered, unconnected, not contributing to anything. But when someone with a master plan puts those piece...

"So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God's holy people. You are members of God's family." Ephesians 2:19 (NLT)Right after Paul said Christians are citizens of a new kingdom, he adds that they are also members of a new family.I once attended one of my family gatherings, and I noticed something. In the same home, there were babies and older ...

"Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God." Ephesians 2:19 (NKJV)The church is not a manmade structure or a human invention. Jesus said in Matthew 16:18, "I will build my church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it." The church is Jesus' idea. In Ephesians 5, Paul makes it clear that Jesus Chri...

"Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling plac...

"Let us not neglect our church meetings, as some people do, but encourage and warn each other, especially now that the day of his coming back again is drawing near." - Hebrews 10:24-25, Living BibleResearch described in Feeling Alone in a Crowded Congregation[1] shows that loneliness is not just emotionally painful; it can also harm us physically. It creates a kind of stress that contributes to ch...