Thabiti Anyabwile

1Peter 2:11 – 3:7

The life of God in the soul of the church

Love one another: the singular mark of our fellowship

You can’t spot a Christian in a two dimensional photograph. To recognize a Christian in the crowd one has to see him moving, acting, living. One has to see him or her loving. The badge of Christian discipleship and the highest expressions of genuine fellowship are expressed in one active commitment: love.

The life of God in the soul of the church

Suffering and comfort: the overflow of Christ’s life in the church

Thabiti Anyabwile

The Christian life mixes both sorrow and rejoicing, suffering and comfort. It can be a perplexing experience. Where does the Christianâ??s suffering come from? His comfort? Both overflow from our union with the Lord, the man of sorrows and the joy of our salvation.

The life of God in the soul of the church

Union with Christ: the heart of Christian fellowship

Thabiti Anyabwile

Christian fellowship ought not be mistaken for attending your church’s next bring and share. Meals together are wonderful, but genuine fellowship is so much more. Fellowship involves sharing the life of God together.

The life of God in the soul of the church

United to his body: the essence of church membership

Thabiti Anyabwile

Some Christians believe membership to be an essentially secular idea forced upon the church. They fail to realise that “membership” is a distinctively Christian idea. God designs our spiritual union with Christ to be seen and the wonder of it embraced.

A distinct calling: Early Celebration

Called to do the world good

Thabiti Anyabwile

The life of God in the soul of the church

Love one another: the singular mark of our fellowship

Thabiti Anyabwile

The life of God in the soul of the church

Suffering and comfort: the overflow of Christ’s life in the church

Thabiti Anyabwile

The life of God in the soul of the church

Union with Christ: the heart of Christian fellowship

Thabiti Anyabwile

The life of God in the soul of the church

United to his body: the essence of church membership

Thabiti Anyabwile