John Swadley | Acts 4:31-35

This week’s message flips our idea of “church” upside down. From Ephesians 2:19-20, we’re reminded that church isn’t a building, a program, or a religious chore. It’s the household of God — a family built on the foundation of the apostles with Jesus as the cornerstone. Christianity was never designed to be a solo project; it’s a team sport where we actually belong to one another. The New Testament gives us over 30 commands we can’t obey alone, which means walking away from church because of hurt is like swearing off all food because one restaurant served you something nasty. We’re not foreigners or outsiders anymore. We’re fellow citizens in God’s kingdom, welcomed into His home and His people.

Jesus takes what we do for His family personally, and Matthew 25:40 makes that unmistakable: whatever we do for the least of His brothers and sisters, we do for Him. This message calls us back to the heart of a healthy church family — one marked by gladness in gathering, growth both spiritually and numerically, and grace that never runs dry. None of us deserve to be here, yet every one of us is invited in.