I was recently asked, "What does a local church need to do to grow and become all that God designs that church to be?" Here are my beginning thoughts on the matter.
I must say that this is one question that is easier to answer than to accomplish. When the local church is made up of followers of Jesus who deeply love God more than they love anything else, that sets the stage for powerful growth. Such a group of people will not let anything stop them from making much of Jesus in their daily lives, in the way they care for people, in the way they worship, and in the way they intentionally share the gospel. Creating such a consuming adoration for God in the hearts and lives of the church members should be a priority of the church. Powerful Bible teaching and fervent prayer are essential to leading the body as a whole and as individuals to follow Jesus with abandon.
"Lord, create in my heart such a love for you that I desire nothing more than I desire you and that will motivate me to pour out everything I am and have to bring you glory by making much of you in my life and in the lives of those around me!"
He must increase, I must decrease,
JasonPS
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