If I Could Tell You One Thing...Church (Ephesians 4)

These were group-time lessons used for Cornerstone's Family Camp. The room was split into three groups. The speaker introduced the topic (Key Idea) the led the groups through a series of questions and then had them brainstorm actions. Each topic took 20 minutes.

Key Idea
The church is God’s means of growing servants.

There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to one hope when you were called— one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. – Ephesians 4:4-6

There is no practical spiritual growth apart from the church. Why? Because the church is the training ground for servants, where those who have been transformed by the grace of God practice what it really means.

The problem comes when a diverse group of high-powered and high-pride individuals come together, it can strangle God’s mission in a community. Getting off our agenda and onto God’s agenda. Building up others instead of building up ourselves. These are tough habits to replace. What should a church focus on to help its people grow? The Bible teaches us in the first half of chapter 4: unity and service.

Questions
These are questions you should ask yourself about this passage:

Why do you think that unity is such a big problem in churches?

What are the antidotes presented in this chapter?

Action
If we want to be the healthy, growing servants, list three things we should do, based on this chapter? Don’t use the word “remember” or “understand” or similar words in your answer.