The church is more than a place we visit—it's a living community where God plants us together for His purposes. Through the imagery of God's field and temple, we discover our role as both productive plants and living stones. Just as crops need each other for protection and pollination, Christians need church community to bear spiritual fruit and withstand life's storms. As living stones in God's temple, we're carefully placed to worship together and fulfill the 59 'one another' commands found in Scripture. The key is shifting our perspective from what we can get from church to what we can give, recognizing that our presence and participation are essential for both our growth and the health of the entire body.