In Pastor Ruff’s message about being fit for the body, or church, of Christ, he spoke about being connected and serving others. All of us have a purpose and are necessary in the church. None of us is unimportant. Each one of us has a part to play. Like the...

Cleaning the church toilets, washing dishes after a fellowship meal, going to minister under the bridges—many of us shy away from these ministry opportunities or maybe never think about them. From the surface, they don’t look rewarding or important. They seem insignificant, “someone else’s problem.” Maybe that’s what the mother...

The Body of Christ has an exciting role to play in the days ahead. The exhortation to not forsake the assembling of ourselves together is more vital than it has ever been. God has a prescribed purpose for the Body in this time. We are exhorted in today’s verse to...

God’s heart is tender toward the lonely and broken. Gill’s Exposition reminds us that God, enthroned in glory, bends down to provide for the lowliest. He takes the place of a father to the orphan and brings the isolated into His family. Earthly families give us belonging, love, and support....

If you have trusted and surrendered to Jesus, you are adopted into the body of Jesus and are of valuable and indispensable service to those around you. If you are not yet aware of your spiritual gifting and calling to service, this should be a point of prayer and searching...