Building the Family
The church is a family
John 1:12 But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.
Hebrews 2:11 Jesus and the ones he makes holy have the same Father. And that is why Jesus is not ashamed to call us his brothers and sisters.
Ephesians 2:19 You are therefore no longer mere foreigners or persons excluded from civil rights. On the contrary you share citizenship with God's people and are members of His family.
God is your father
Jesus is your brother
You are in the family of God
and the family of God is the church.
1 Timothy 3:15 God's family is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.