The purpose of the Church can be summed up with the mnemonic, WIFE.

W – Worship

I – Instruction

F – Fellowship

E – Evangelism

We are now adopted into the family of God. We can now join in “One-another-ing” each other.

How to One-Another:

  • How to be Friends
    • Affirm one another’s strengths, abilities, and gifts
    • Affirm one another’s equal importance in Christ
    • Affirm one another through visible affection
  • How to be Family
    • Share one another’s space, goods, and time
    • Share one another’s needs and problems
    • Share one another’s beliefs, thinking, and spirituality.
  • How to be Servants
    • Serve one another through accountability
    • Serve one another through forgiveness and reconciliation
    • Serve one another’s interests rather than our own.