A People Called to Be His

Houston's First Baptist Church

God designed the church not as an outdated institution, but as His answer to our world's loneliness and division. According to 1 Peter 2:9-12, believers are called to be God's people in three essential ways: to belong deeply with one another through shared identity, experience, and values; to live holy lives set apart from the world while waging war against sin together; and to be witnesses who proclaim Christ's excellencies to a watching world. This requires moving beyond casual church attenda…