| When does a church grow? Church growth most often takes place when we are actively working. When Christians do the right activities without having to be pleaded with or begged. Everyone is involved, not just the preacher. If you are not working in the church because no one has given you a job, wait no longer, Christ has a job for you. *Feed the hungry, Give a drink to the thirsty, help strangers. (Matthew 25: 34-40) *Bear one another's burderns. (Galatians 6:2) *Comfort one in trouble (2 Corinthians 1:4) *Do good, communicate. (Hebrews 13:16 *Warn the unruly. (1 Thessalonians 5:14) *Restore one overtaken (Galatians 6:1) *Study the scriptures (John 5:39) *Teach (2 Timothy 4:2-4) *Give (Matthew 5:42, 10:42) *Sing (Colossians 3:16, Ephesians 5:19) *Pray (Matthew 6:9-15) *Bear fruit (Phillipians 1:11, 4:15-17) *Increase your faith. (John 6:29) *Exhort one another daily (Hebrews 3:13) Christ has already handed out the assignments. Let us strengthen our hands to the task that is before us. "Arise and begin working" (I Chronicles 22:16). This is what growing churches "do". We need to give ourselves wholly to our assignments. |