Are You Part of the Body?

Some of us have friends or know people who have said, “Nature is my church. I don’t need to attend a church to grow in my faith.” Really? All my friends who have taken that stance have gradually lost their walk with the Lord without exception. It has been said that our individual faiths are like embers. If we embers stick close together, collectively, we burst into a mighty flame of faith. Whereas embers that are separated from each other eventually fizzle out. John Piper drove this point home regarding the importance of joining small groups within our various churches by saying, “The purpose of small groups is to keep us believing.” Being part of a local church strengthens our faith.