A community united in the Lord
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Text: Ephesians 4:15-16
Title: One Community in the Lord
What should we do to build a community that is united in the Lord? 1. The head of the church must be the Church of Jesus Christ (verse 15). The church is the being to rule over all things in the world, and the head of that church is Christ, so our Lord is the ruler of the world and all churches. Therefore, to say that the head of the church is Christ means that the owner of the church is Jesus, and if there is no Jesus in the church, it is no longer the church. In other words, our church is a church that must receive the command and control of Jesus, the Christ, and it is an organization that can only move when Jesus always takes the role of the master. The Lord is the Lord of our church, and His commands and His will should be the highest values of this church. In order to obey the Lord's will and obey and follow His commands, we must learn from Him and become like Him. Only then will the church be established in a healthy way.
2. The church must be helped from the head (v. 16). “From him the whole body was helped by every joint.” Here, ‘he’ is Jesus. The ‘whole body’ is the church. That's why the church gets help from Jesus. Each institution of the church and each member of the church must receive help from him to fulfill their role and only then work fully. Also, to be helped means to be controlled. In other words, the church must be thoroughly controlled and regulated by the Lord. Above all, the church is not an organization of its own or a fellowship, but an ark of salvation for souls. You can do charity to save souls, or you can promote friendship to save souls, but the ultimate direction lies in the kingdom of God, and you have a mission to save souls and enter the kingdom of God.
3. Each member of the saints must help each other to build the church (verse 16). That is, through fellowship with each other, become one with each other and fulfill their roles well so that the church can grow. So, the important thing in the church is to fellowship with each other and to unite our hearts. Here we must be humble, forgiving, and loving one another in order to be united, connected and united by the help we receive. So, I hope that you will build a beautiful community that is pleasing to God.