In his book, "I am a church member", Thom Rainer resets our faulty understanding of what it means to be part of a church. "We join our churches expecting others to serve us, to feed us, and to care for us… God placed us in churches to serve, to care for others, to pray for leaders, to learn, to teach, to give and, in some cases, to die; for the sake of the gospel"

You are the body of Christ, and individually members of it
(1Cor 12:27)

Are you here for the sake of the Gospel? In God's plan, yes.

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