Towards Tomorrow Dec. 2014 | Page 10

! IN M E M B E R S H I P   THE BODY IS A UNIT, THOUGH IT IS MADE UP OF MANY PARTS; AND THOUGH ALL ITS PARTS ARE MANY, THEY FORM ONE BODY.! 1 CORINTHIANS 12.12! Don’t be misled by the term. Membership, as we understand it, isn’t about signing a name on a dotted line. It also isn’t about padding the church rolls. It is rather about an individual finding a place where he/she belongs; a place where he/she is both accepted and valued for who he/she is and who God is making him/her to be; it is about finding a place where God desires to use the uniqueness of the person and the divine endowment of His gifts for His sake. This is what makes a church a home. This is membership. NOW YOU ARE THE BODY OF CHRIST,! AND EACH ONE OF YOU IS A PART OF IT.! 1 CORINTHIANS 12.27!