One of the regular rhythms in our Christian lives should be our service to our brothers and sisters in Christ. That is the only appropriate and reasonable response in view of God’s amazing mercy to us in Christ. Therefore, it is important to remember that we are serving one another, not to be saved, but rather because we are saved in Christ.

We are one body in Christ, and so we should not think of ourselves more highly than others. Rather, we think of ourselves as part of the body of Christ, serving and encouraging one another. We have different gifts from God, therefore we should use those gifts to build up, edify, and encourage the body of Christ. One mark of a disciple or follower of Christ is his/her desire to serve another in love.

Another mark of a disciple of Christ is that he/she recognises that all we have is from God. Therefore we should be generous with our offering/giving to the church. This is different from tithing in the OT, as the NT focus is on us as living sacri