{"product_id":"how-the-called-out-came-together-the-one-another-life-of-the-early-church-by-matthew-allen","title":"How the Called Out Came Together: The One Another Life of the Early Church by Matthew Allen","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChrist calls people out of the world, and then he calls them together. This thirteen-lesson workbook follows the early church as it learned to live the \"one another\" life of the New Testament.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow the Called Out Came Together: The One Another Life of the Early Church\u003c\/em\u003e is a 13-lesson workbook by Matthew Allen on how the first Christians saw, cared for, corrected, encouraged, welcomed, and honored one another. Drawing from Acts and the letters of Paul, Peter, and Hebrews, each lesson takes up one practice of congregational life and asks what it looks like in a local church today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe study grows out of Paul's prayer for the Colossians, that their hearts would be encouraged, \"being knit together in love\" (Colossians 2:2, ESV). Knitting is patient work. Strands are drawn through and around each other until what was separate becomes one cloth. Allen shows how the Spirit did that work in the churches of the first century, and how he still does it in congregations willing to give him room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's Inside\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThirteen lessons in three parts, each built on a central passage of Scripture:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePart One: The Heart (Colossians 3:12–14)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeeing Each Other Through God's Eyes\u003c\/strong\u003e (2 Corinthians 5:14–17)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenuine Care for One Another\u003c\/strong\u003e (1 Corinthians 12:25–26)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCorrecting with Love\u003c\/strong\u003e (Galatians 6:1–2)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEncouraging One Another\u003c\/strong\u003e (Hebrews 3:12–14)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePart Two: The Hands (Philippians 2:3–5)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThey Welcomed One Another\u003c\/strong\u003e (Romans 15:7)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThey Used Their Talents\u003c\/strong\u003e (1 Peter 4:10–11)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThey Seized the Opportunity\u003c\/strong\u003e (Galatians 6:9–10)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThey Humbled Themselves\u003c\/strong\u003e (Philippians 2:3–8)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThey Were Generous\u003c\/strong\u003e (2 Corinthians 8:1–9)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThey Honored Each Other\u003c\/strong\u003e (Romans 12:9–13)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePart Three: The Growing Body (Ephesians 4:15–16)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThey Were Willing to Change\u003c\/strong\u003e (Acts 10:34–43)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThere Was an Anxiousness to Learn\u003c\/strong\u003e (Acts 17:1–12)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThey Respected Their Leaders\u003c\/strong\u003e (Hebrews 13:7, 17, 24)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFormat \u0026amp; Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach lesson prints its main passage in full and works through it section by section. Key Greek words such as \u003cem\u003eekklēsia\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ekatartizō\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eparakaleō\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eproslambanō\u003c\/em\u003e are explained in plain English. Every lesson includes a \"Looking to Jesus\" section that turns to the Gospels to show how Christ lived each practice first, a closing word of encouragement, and six discussion questions that move from what the text says toward how to live it this week. Each part opens with an anchor passage and a guiding question.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe workbook closes with a personal inventory of all thirteen practices, a written charge for the months ahead, and a benediction from Jude 24–25. Scripture quotations come from the Christian Standard Bible, with the English Standard Version where noted. Paperback, 6 × 9, 150 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWho It's For\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBible class teachers looking for a thirteen-week quarter, elders and preachers planning a congregational emphasis on unity and fellowship, small-group leaders, and any Christian who wants to understand why belonging to Christ means belonging to his people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/spiritbuilding.com\/collections\/matthew-allen\"\u003eMatthew Allen\u003c\/a\u003e is the pulpit minister at Cornerstone Church of Christ in Centerville, Ohio, and co-owner of Spiritbuilding Publishers. With more than three decades of preaching across the country and abroad, he writes for Christians who want substance, clarity, and the steady encouragement of grace. 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