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"Relating together" focuses on the concept of koinonia—a life shared in Christ, where believers are united as one body to support, forgive, and serve one another, reflecting God’s love to the world. 

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Bound Together in Christ

Theme: Relating together as the Body of Christ.
Scripture: "Just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ." — 1 Corinthians 12:12 

Reflection: More Than Just Proximity
In our modern, often isolating world, it is easy to treat relationships as contracts—only maintaining them as long as they serve our needs. Yet, the Lutheran tradition emphasizes that our life together (koinonia) is a gift from God, built on the common ground of Jesus Christ. Because we are united in the sacrament, "if one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together" (1 Cor. 12:26). 

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Relating together means:

  • Encouraging one another: Not neglecting to meet, but actively encouraging each other in faith.
  • Forgiving and supporting: The "mutual conversation and consolation of the brethren" (Smalcald Articles IV) is a means of grace—a way God works to strengthen us.
  • Serving with joy: Recognizing that our different gifts are given by the same Spirit for the common good. 

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TOP THREE THINGS TO KNOW FOR THIS WEEK: 

 

1) Midweek Lenten Soup Supper at 6pm and Worship at 7pm here at St. Andrew’s.

 

2) Ladies Spring Pitch in Brunch! Saturday, March 28th at 10:30.

Sign up in narthex or touch base with Jan.

 

3) Holy Week: 

Thursday, April 2, 6pm. Agape Supper at Faith again this year. Sign up please.

 

Good Friday, April 3 

Noon at John Knox Presbyterian

7pm at St. Andrew’s.

 

Pastor Doug Givan