Thinking like a Family

We are Family!
Family
• God
od created families (Gen 1&2)
• God calls the church His family / household (1
( Tim 3v15)
You work for ‘Thriving Church
Consulting’. The leaders of Have a look at the following small selection of verses. Can you
Anywhere Evangelical Church summarise the Bible’ss teaching on families – biological and church?
come to you for your help.
Matt 10v34-37; Mark 3v31-35;
35; 1 Tim 3v4-5;
3v4 1 Tim 5v8
The church was planted 8 years
The Bible has much more to ssay on this subject, this is just a quick glance!
ago and after some false starts, it
has experienced a great deal of
church growth in the last 2 years.
During that time church
membership has rised from 20+ to
Our society makes us
50+ and attendance at Sunday
think like this:
morning services has gone from 50+ to 80+ with many new families
joining the congregation.

The problem is that those who have ve been at the ch

church longest feel
that the church has lost some of the friendliness it once had. Before
the growth, everyone knew everyone else, there were strong
friendships and people cared practically for one another. N Now the
Should we think
church is bigger it is harder to know everyone well, harder to feel aan
more like this?
important part of the church.

Is this a problem? Why / Why not?

What would you recommend? Why?

 Belonging to a Family

1 Corinthians 12v12-27
• We are united together (v12,13)

• We are responsible for each other (v14-20)

Session 2:

• We are dependent on each other (v21-27)

We are family!
What do you enjoy about being part of a church family? What do you
find difficult? Do you feel like you belong?

In what way would our Christian lives be poorer if we weren’t a part of

a church family?

How can we help visitors on a Sunday morning gradually understand

that ‘church’ isn’t so much about services but a family of believers who
belong together?

For personal reflection:

What have you learned or been reminded of?

Is there anything you want to bring to God in prayer? Share with the East Finchley Baptist Church
church? Talk to the elders about? Home and Away Weekend, September ‘09