SkateChurch: Back To The Basics: Church and Fellowship.

Back to the Basics

Basics of the Church and Fellowship

God made humans with a natural desire to communicate, to fellowship, and to assemble together. We are, by nature, relational beings. It is important as believers to fellowship (spend time together) with other Christians so that we can grow spiritually, and support/ encourage one another. Tonight we looked at God’s basic design and purpose for the Church and for fellowship.

We will start at the beginning-- What is Church? What do you think church is?

It is common to refer to church as a particular building; however this is not the biblical meaning of church. The word “church” comes from the Greek word “ekklesia” which means “an assembly”, or “called-out ones”. The church is people it is comprised of, not the building. It is the body (believers) of Christ, of which Jesus is the head. “”For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have been made to drink into one Spirit. For in fact the body is not one member but many.” 1 Corinthians 12: 13-14.

This brings us to our second question—Now we know what the church is, but what is the actual purpose of the church?

Acts 2:42 answers this question, “And [the church] continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.” According to this verse, the purpose of the church should be to teach biblical doctrine, to provide a place of fellowship, to take communion, and to pray together. Matthew 28:18-20 also teaches that the church is called to be faithful to share the gospel with nonbelievers. We are called to speak the truth, but also to live lives that back up our faith. The church is to be Christ-like and Christ-following.

Finally, why is church attendance important? Why do we go to church?

The Bible tells us we need to attend church so we can worship God with other believers and be taught His word for our spiritual growth (Hebrews 10:25). Church is the place where believers can love one another (1 John 4:12), encourage one another (Hebrews 3:13), “spur” one another (Hebrews 10:24), serve one another (Galatians 5:13), instruct one another (Romans 15:14), honor one another (Romans 12:10), and be kind and compassionate to one another (Ephesians 4:32).

We are so proud of you all for coming to SkateChurch, but don’t let this be it. Try checking out Velocity, Vertical, Renovate, and/or Main Service this week. If you already attend one of these regularly, keep it up!