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MOSTLY
WE JUST NEED A FRIEND |
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Our children sing a song that goes like this:
The church is not a building;
The church is not a steeple;
The church is not a resting place;
The church IS the people.
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Jesus' Church IS the people!
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Too
often in our society, religion is confused with the worship of
buildings and programs. We believe that God cares very little for
either of those things. God did not send a shrine or a new program
to redeem lost humanity. God sent his son so we may be saved
through him and so we may learn of his love for us. God's agenda
has always been people-centered.
We hope you find us to be a
group that cares about people. Our goal is that all people, of all
races and backgrounds, of all levels of health or handicap, of all
nationalities and age groups feel welcome in our Church family.
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Too often religion is confused with buildings
and programs.
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You
will hear us talk about our Church family. This is more than talk.
God uses images of the family in His Word to speak of the Church.
For us, these images are very real. God speaks of Christians as
his sons or children, the heirs of his promise-- all images are
taken from the family. God speaks of himself as our father and the
Church as his household. Those who help others believe in Christ
and live more like him speak of these new Christians as their
spiritual children in the faith. Fellow Christians are known as
brothers and sisters in Christ.
The more we are together and
share in each other's needs, rejoice in each other's triumphs,
minister to each other's pain, and share in each other's joys, the
more we truly feel like real family. The talk becomes more than
empty words and the reality becomes a much more precious gift than
anything money could buy.
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We hope you will come and feel like you've found family
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Now as a family, we are not
perfect, but then few families are. We just know we have a perfect
Father. We want you to know him too! We hope will decide to be
part of the Collinsville church family with us. The following pages
tell you a little bit more about who we are, what we believe, and
what we do when we get together. |
Part One | [Part Two] | [Part
Three] |
