2. “God is the one who made all things,
and all things are
for His glory.
He wanted to have many children
share His glory…”
Heb. 2:10 a (NCV)
3. “His unchanging plan has always
been to adopt us into His own
family by bringing us to Himself
through Jesus Christ.”
Ephesians 1:5 (NLT)
4. “Love your spiritual
family.”
I Peter 2:17b (Msg)
Your physical family will
eventually fall apart.
5. Why does God want us to learn to love them?
1. It makes us more like God.
2. God wants His children to learn
to get along together.
3. It is practice for eternity
14. “…You are members of
God’s very own family
…and you belong in
God’s household with
every other Christian.”
Ephesians 2:19 (LB)
15. THE CHRISTIAN LIFE IS NOT
JUST A MATTER OF
BELIEVING.
IT IS ALSO A MATTER OF
BELONGING. YOU AND I
MUST CHOOSE TO BELONG.
16. “In Christ, we who are many form
one Body, and each member
belongs to all the
others.”
Romans 12:5 (NIV)
17. “This is what we proclaimed in
word and action when we were
baptized. Each of us is now a part
of His resurrection Body.”
I Corinthians 12:13
18. “That’s what baptism into the
life of Jesus means. When we
are lowered into the water, it is
like the burial of Jesus; when
we are raised up out of the
water, it is like the resurrection
of Jesus.” Romans 6:3 (Msg)
19.
20. There is nothing like
having a spiritual family.
Do you already belong
to the spiritual family
of God? Do you love
your spiritual family?
21. Alalahanin ang panahon na ikaw ay naging
Christian…saang spiritual family ka agad
na-belong?
To those who are not yet baptized,
what is keeping you from not being baptized?
To those who have been baptized (hindi
noong baby pa..) when you received Jesus
Christ in your life, can you recall that
experience? Did that decision make a
difference in your life?