Throughout the New Testament, believers are given instructions on how to treat one another. Love one another. Honor one another. Serve one another. Pray for one another. In our flesh, we’re prone to do these things when we’re extended love, honor, and service. But scripture is clear: “As you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.” Luke 6:31

It’s here that we reflect the heart of our Savior.

This year, we’re prayerfully considering this call to love as Christ does —to show His character in how we speak and extend grace in all our dealings and interactions.

Each month, we’ll highlight a “one another” of Scripture by providing an encouraging and practical article for your edification. We will also provide Bible verses that you can pray back to the Lord.

As we embark on this journey together, we ask that God use His Word to shape and refine our hearts, making them more like His. May we be a radiant reflection of Him as we extend love and grace to others.

 January 2026

Nichole Tittle

I have noticed over the last several years the growing trend of online communities. Memberships where you pay a monthly fee to belong to a group of like-minded women. I recognize the appeal of this kind of belonging, this experiencing life with people who share your interests, your goals, your concerns, and your philosophy of life. I am always intrigued by this, and at times, I’ve considered trying it.

But the Holy Spirit has a way of reminding me that I am already a member of a community. I belong to the individuals that make up the universal Church, but more specifically, the Sheboygan eFree Church. Each of us comes from a different background, and several of our members serve as missionaries in different parts of the world. According to Romans 12:5, our differences and locations don’t negate the fact that we belong to one another, and together we make up the body of Christ.  

When you became a born-again believer, the Holy Spirit empowered you to serve His body and your church family in a unique way. There is not one of us who is more or less important to our community to be whole and healthy. You may be a helper, a listener, a teacher, or a prayer warrior. You might be the person who is quick to see the needs of others, or you may have the heart to discern when to come alongside another and invite them into the circle that we call church family. Our roles might be different, but the mission is the same. We seek to know Jesus and to make Him known…in our lives, in our homes, in our communities, our country, and the world.

The mission He has given us functions best when we need and depend on one another. In fact, without each other, we cannot wholly function as God intends. The health of one individual will affect the health of the whole. This has been such an incentive for me to regularly examine myself before God, trusting Him to reveal how my thoughts, attitudes, and actions are unhealthy and damaging the body of believers that I belong to. He faithfully points out the directions I should take and the choices I might make in order to be a life-giving member of my church family.

Let’s pray for one another as we begin a new year, that we will each humbly seek to depend on each other and look to Him to point us in directions where we can contribute to the building up of the body of Christ.

Let us use encouraging words to thank a sister for the way that she is contributing to the health and growth of our church family.

Let us keep our eyes and ears open to invite others into our life-giving membership, in awe of the fact that He first invited us to be on mission with Him!