6: CHURCH

 
 

Wait, Jesus said we are what?


Reflection Questions:

• The New Testament describes the Church as a "holy temple" made of "living stones." What did you learn about the temple from Reclaim 6? How have you personally seen the temple’s impact in your experience?

• In your mind, what changes when you shift from thinking of "church" as a series of behaviors to the collective identity we share in Jesus?

• In what ways have you seen churches widen the gap between itself and the world? In what ways have you seen churches narrow it?

• What truths, in Reclaim 6, have been helpful to you as you imagine extending the freedom of Jesus to your neighbors?


Key Passages:

• Formerly strangers, the Church is now a reconciled family [Eph. 2:11-22]

• The Church is a mobile temple of everyday priests scattered throughout the world, who love well and carry the Good News of Jesus’ finished work to all people in all places [1 Pet. 2:4-5 + Eph. 2:21 ]

• The Church transcends commonalities found in gender, race, social status, or cause and makes brothers and sisters out of natural enemies [Gal. 3:26-28]

• The function of our life together as the Church is lived out through the “one another” statements [See "one another" scriptures on pages 96-97 of Reclaim]


Got Questions? Let’s Connect!


For Further Insights:

Listen to Episode 11 of the Larkcast: The Two Lost Sons

Read Formed By Freedom on the Lark Blog

Watch Episodes 94 & 95 on the Larkcast on YouTube: