From the time I was a small child, the churches I’ve attended have periodically recited the following “Church Covenant” together. It was often printed and pasted into the back cover of our hymnals, so that we all had a copy to read aloud together. It does something to “covenant” or promise something together with others. [...]

Over the past month, we’ve been studying the characteristics of a good church. If the local church that you attend was acting in a biblical way, loving and caring for its own, building each other up, reaching the lost in the community, and standing firm for the Word of God — well, it’s hard to [...]

This is the fourth in my series on the Church, and we’ve already discussed three things: God doesn’t want us to forsake assembling ourselves together with other believers each week. Read more… God is calling out believers unto Himself, from every tribe, nation, and language. This is the Universal Church. Read more… God has established [...]

Last week we looked at the universal church, which includes all the called-out ones who trust on the name of the One, True God, through faith in His risen Son, Jesus — in all times, from all places. We have learned that the word church in our English Bibles is often the word ecclesia in [...]

Last week, I started a series on the church. I’ve been compiling a long list of Scripture verses that talk about the church and what exactly it is, because I feel that many women are confused and frustrated with church in general. The Bible commands us not to give up meeting together (Hebrews 10:25), but [...]