Sunday Lesson Notes
Borrowed from a visit to Piedmont Triad Church, Greensboro, NC
July 14, 2024
Read Ephesians 2:19
- Jesus is the chief cornerstone of the church, the cornerstone of a building is the stone that all other stones follow to make a building square and solid
- Jesus sets the pattern of life that we should follow
- As Christians we are to follow the way of life Jesus lived so that we can build up the church based on his teachings
- A chief cornerstone also joins two walls together. Jesus allows us to be unified and helps us to stay together, although we have different gifts, talents and personalities.
- The apostles and the prophets gave us a message from God about how to live in a right relationship with God and with each other, which leads to unity among those who listen and obey
Read Exodus 3:12
- God gave Moses a charge to lead the Israelites to worship God on Mount Sinai. They were to be unified in their worship of God as they came out of captivity
Read Jeremiah 29: 13-14
- God brought the Israelites back from captivity and promised to unify and bless them
- The prophets were always calling the people back to unity with God, for example to stop following idols and rely on God’s protection
- The apostles also called the people into unity with God by calling them to repentance and to have right relationships with each other, for example to stop cheating, stealing and telling lies about each other
- We have to be intentional in everything we do in our relationships with God and with each other as we build unity
- When we take time to learn about God and Jesus more, we are able to build on the foundation Jesus set. We can work on finding out about God’s character a little more every day.
Read Matthew 7: 26-27
- A sign of wisdom is to hear God’s work and follow it in our lives
- Figure out what God’s foundation is made of: truth, love, kindness, forgiveness, patience, peace etc etc