Isaiah 43:1 But now, this is what the Lord says - he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
What happens when a few people who God created get together to share the goodness He has created in us? We become a church!
The first church was a gathering of the Jews who had accepted Jesus Christ as their Messiah. They turned up to share this good news with each other and to give the glory of all creation to God.
They celebrated the fact Christ had finally come to save them from the perils of this earth and from their sins.
God had called each of them by name – that is how Jesus called the disciples to follow Him, by name!