we can easily fall into the trap of becoming consumers of goods and services rather than the family members God designed us to be. The apostles Paul and Peter both referred to the first-century believers as a family, and this description is especially meaningful and necessary in our modern-day application of church. If we don’t understand this, it’s easy for us to slide into thinking about the song selection, evaluating the sermon, or wondering why the pastor didn’t say hi to us in the lobby. The