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What It Means to Be a Christian · Session 5

Life in Community

The Church Is Not Optional

Core Discipleship Workbook · Converge Discipleship Study

Teaching Points

  • 1

    The Christian life cannot be lived alone. You need community — not as a nice addition, but as an essential part of your faith.

  • 2

    The New Testament pattern: believers gathered for teaching, fellowship, breaking bread, and prayer (Acts 2:42).

  • 3

    Community is where growth happens — where you are known, challenged, encouraged, and sent.

  • 4

    You cannot love God whom you've never seen if you don't love the people in front of you whom you have seen (1 John 4:20).

  • 5

    The church is not a building you attend — it is a body you belong to. You are not a spectator. You are a member.

Scriptures

Reflection Questions

  1. 1

    Do you have a community that truly knows you — not just your Sunday face?

  2. 2

    What keeps you from being vulnerable with other believers?

  3. 3

    How does being part of a church change the way you live?

  4. 4

    What would it look like for you to invest more deeply in Christian community?

Action Steps

  • 1

    Join or commit to a small group this month.

  • 2

    Share one honest struggle with a trusted believer this week.

  • 3

    Read Acts 2:42-47 and identify which element you want to grow in most.