Our Commitments
5. Sharing Our Lives
As members of God’s household, we are called to take care of one another. We spend time in each other’s homes sharing meals, sharing our joys and sorrows, sharing responsibility for each other’s needs, confessing sins to one another, and praying for one another. We are particularly committed to caring for the poor, the weak, the sick, the stranger, the persecuted, the fatherless, and the widow in our midst. This commitment to hospitality also extends outside the church to our families, neighbors, and coworkers, whom we hope and pray will also be adopted by God into His household, especially as we proclaim the truth of God’s Word to them.
2 Corinthians 1:7“Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort.”
Galatians 6:10“While we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.”
1 Peter 4:9“Be hospitable to one another without complaint.”
Recent answers from Ask the Pastors . . .
Can Americans really suffer with Christ?
Note: The answer below is adapted from a sermon preached at Christ Church on Sunday, April 26, 2026. Listen here. QUESTION What does it mean to share in the suffering of Christ in a country where we are not persecuted for our faith? (Online mockery or some sideways...
Was Eve Adam’s strong, rescuing warrior?
QUESTION Some girls I know were arguing that when the Bible says woman was made as a helper for man, that it is saying she is a strong warrior for him, because the Hebrew word the Bible uses, ezer, can mean a strong warrior-like helper when talking about God. How do...
Is it okay to listen to music as I read Scripture?
QUESTION Lately, when I’m reading and studying Scripture, I’ve been listening to Gregorian chant playlists quietly in the background. I find it helps with concentration and gives a sense of reverence, almost connecting with the church’s long history. My question is...