The Community of Believers

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#000066" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="1b9005a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Arial" >Living Hope Christian Fellowship</FONT>     |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Living Hope Christian Fellowship"><B>Home</B></A></div> <div> Back to  <A HREF="articles.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Directory of Articles"><B>Directory of Articles</B></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=160 BGCOLOR="#000066" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="32ac8043.jpg"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="135" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#000066" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFCC00" FRAME="ABOVE" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFCC00 HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B>Other Article Topics:</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <A HREF="knowing_god.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Getting to Know God">Knowing God</A></div> <div> <A HREF="foundations.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Foundations of Our Faith">Foundations</A></div> <div> <A HREF="christian_growth.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Walking With God">Christian Growth</A></div> <div> <B>The Church</B></div> <div> <A HREF="family.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Christian Home">Family</A></div> <div> <A HREF="relationships.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Relationships">Relationships</A></div> <div> <A HREF="work_ethics.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Christian Ethics at Work">Work Ethics</A></div> <div> <A HREF="money_matters.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Money Matters">Money Matters</A></div> <div> <A HREF="facing_adversity.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="When Things Go Wrong">Facing Adversity</A></div> <div> <A HREF="grief_and_suffering.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="For the Broken Hearted">Grief and Suffering</A></div> <div> <A HREF="dealing_with_sin.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dealing with Sin in Our Life">Dealing with Sin</A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="32b00042egerdp.jpg"> <div> <I><B>The Community of Believers</B></I></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="598" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#000066" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFFFF" FRAME="BELOW" RULES="ROWS" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 243 WIDTH="598"><div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="164" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#000066" BORDERCOLORDARK="#000066" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 179 WIDTH="150"><div> <IMG SRC="662201e0.png" border=0 width="32" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God's household.</B></div> <bR> <div> (Ephesians 2:19)</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> God has not left us to ourselves in our walk with Him, but called us to join together in a community of believers to help and sustain each other in our walk in harmony with His plan for us. These articles explain what the community of believers was intended to be like, and how we should all benefit from our association with the Body of Christ. We hope you will find them practical and useful in your walk with Jesus. If you wish, you can use the link at the bottom to suggest additional topics to be added to this list.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="you_need_the_church.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Why You Need the Church">Why You Need the Church</A></div> <div> <A HREF="ideal_church.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Quest for the Ideal Church">The Quest for the Ideal Church</A></div> <div> <A HREF="church___creativity.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Church as the Birthplace of Gifted C">The Church as the Birthplace of Gifted Creativity</A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="resources_suggestion_form.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Online Resources"><B>Click Here</B></A><B> </B>to Suggest a Topic for an Article or a Bible Study</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> Copyright © 2008 Living Hope Christian Fellowship  -  All Rights Reserved</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>