Book of Acts - Sunday AM Class
Teachers
Lesson Summary
In this Sunday morning class, the teacher opened with a quotation from Philippians 2:5‑8, emphasizing Christ’s humility in becoming a servant and dying on the cross. After greeting the congregation and reaffirming the year’s theme of "building a bridge," the lesson moved from theoretical bridges to the spiritual bridges that connect believers. By comparing the Brooklyn Bridge, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Malau Viaduct, the speaker illustrated how physical bridges require ongoing maintenance, funding, and care to retain their beauty and purpose.\n\nThe core message was that the church, as a bridge over two thousand years, also needs diligent preservation. The teacher warned that without intentional effort, the beauty of the church and its relationships can erode under the pressures of time and culture. He urged the congregation to actively maintain their relationships with one another, mirroring Christ’s servant‑heart, so that the church can continue to fulfill its mission of bringing people together for God’s glory. The class concluded with a call to be “true Christians,” not merely label‑wearers, by actively caring for the relational bridges within the body of Christ.
Key Scriptures
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.