Membership identifies you as a genuine part of the "household of faith" (Ephesians 2:19, Romans 12:5). God notes that believers were "added to their number daily" for teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread and prayer (Acts 2:42,47, 4:4, 5:15, 9:31, 11:21, 16:5).

Jesus said, "it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you…" (John 16:7). The ministry of the Holy Spirit is vitally and actively involved in every aspect of a believer’s life. There are 324 scriptural references about the Holy Spirit which help us understand His indispensable role and relationship in the world and in and through God’s people.

11 Ways God Instructs Us to Live and Grow Together in a Sisterhood of Faith

1. Be united to Christ and the family of God: Mark 1:15, John 1:12-13, 1 Cor 11:1, 2 Cor 5:14-15, Eph 1:7-10, Eph 2:19-22, Eph 4:4-16, 1 John 1:7, 1 John 3:1-3

2. Continually pursue community with each other: Heb 10:24-25, 1 John, 1 Cor 15:58, Acts 4:32

3. Have a growing active love for each other: 1 John 3:11, 1 John 3:23, 1 John 4:7, 1 John 4:11, 1 John 4:12, 2 John 5, Rom 13:8, John 15:17, John 15:12, John 13:34, John 13:35 John 13:34, 1 Thess 4:9, 1 Peter 3:8, I Peter 4:8, 1 Thess 3:12, Romans 12:10

It is an ordinance the Lord Jesus Christ commanded His church to practice by which He is remembered and celebrated with two symbolic elements: the bread and the cup.