We all need a good church home

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Good morning everyone,
 
Our theme for this month: “Deep Discipleship”
 
Our Bible verse for today: “The one who walks with the wise will become wise …” Proverbs 13:20 (CSB)
 
Our thought for today: “We all need a good church home”
 
This Sunday is Homecoming Sunday at Oak Hill Baptist Church. It’s an annual event for us, held at the beginning of the new church year (September). The idea is that as the old church year unfolded, some members might have drifted away for various reasons – perhaps life just got very busy. Also, over the summer attendance tends to dip as people travel for vacations and do lots of other summertime type activities. This special Homecoming event helps us to get the new church year started well by getting everyone back and reengaged with the full life of the church.
 
Every Christian needs to be fully involved in the life of a good church. God intends for it to be so. The Bible gives us no examples of “Lone Ranger Christians.” The healthy Christian life is always depicted as one that is lived in community with other Christians. (Even cloistered monks live that life in a community of other cloistered monks.)
 
In terms of deep discipleship and growing into a mature Christian, that too happens in community. We need each other and we learn from each other. That’s what Solomon was referring to in Proverbs 13:20 – you become a mature disciple of Christ by spending lots of time with other mature disciples of Christ, “The one who walks with the wise will become wise …”
 
The Apostle Paul flipped the script on this by communicating that same truth in a negative way. In 1 Corinthians 15:33 he wrote, “Bad company corrupts good character.” It’s like your mamma always said, “Choose your friends carefully because you become like those you associate with.” That’s true, and it’s true for both good and bad depending on the type of people you surround yourself with.
 
A quick check of a Bible concordance revealed more than 75 verses of Scripture in both the Old and New Testaments which teach this truth – we need to surround ourselves with people of good godly character. We need to be part of a good church family.
 
If you are close to Cumberland County Tennessee, we invite you to join us for our Homecoming Sunday on September 10th. Sunday school begins at 9:00, the worship service will be at 10:00. Immediately following the service we will have a potluck lunch and an afternoon of games and fellowship. If you can’t be with us in person then join us online on our YouTube channel.
 
You need a good church home where you can learn and grow as a disciple of Jesus. If you don’t already have one, come and visit with us!
 
God bless,
Pastor Jim
 
(If you like what you’re reading in these daily devotionals, and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00, in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville
 
 
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