
How Is The Church Related To A Team?
The LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. Now the LORD God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed.— Genesis 2:7-8 NIV
The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.— Genesis 2:15 NIV
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And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.— Colossians 1:18 NIV
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So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up— Ephesians 4:11-12 NIV
• Players are the
Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace (favor) in its various forms.—1 Peter 4:10 NIV
“…Since we are all one body in Christ, we belong to each other, and each of us
needs all the others.”— Romans 12:5 NLT
I need people who will
“Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another–and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” — Hebrews 10:25 NIV
TEAM CHURCH is God’s answer to
“When you gather, each one of you be prepared with something useful for all: Sing a hymn, teach a lesson, tell a story, lead a prayer, provide an insight…Take your turn, with no one person taking over. That way…you all learn from each other.”— 1 Corinthians 14:26, 30-31 MSG
“As each part does its work, it helps the other parts grow, so Christ’s whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.”—Ephesians 4:16 NLT
I need people who will
“For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”— Ephesians 2:10 NKJV
“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work.”— Ecclesiastes 4:9 NIV
TEAM CHURCH is God’s answer to
“Every time we get the chance, let us work for the benefit of all, starting with the people closest to us in the community of faith.”— Galatians 6:10 MSG
I need people who will
“Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.”—Philippians 2:4 NIV
“A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple- braided cord is not easily broken.”— Ecclesiastes 4:12 NLT
TEAM CHURCH is God’s answer to
“If one person falls, another can reach out and help. But people who are alone when they fall are in real trouble.”— Ecclesiastes 4:10 NLT
I need people who will
“You should be like one big family, full of sympathy toward each other…”— 1 Peter 3:8 LB
“If one part suffers, every part suffers with it.”—1 Corinthians 12:26 NIV
TEAM CHURCH is God’s answer to
“Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.”—Romans 12:15 NIV
“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”—1 Thessalonians 5:11 NIV
I need people who will
“Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”—John 15:4-5 NIV
“…one man will chase a thousand… two put ten thousand to flight…”—Deuteronomy 32:30 NIV
TEAM CHURCH is God’s answer to
“…You are working together and struggling side by side to get others to believe the Good News.”— Philippians 1:27 CEV