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Find ways to help grow the church

I am more than convinced that the answers to our problems, and the problems of our world, are to be found in the Church of Jesus Christ. The church holds the Mystery of Christ, our only hope of glory. The church is the one institution, or organization, or organism designed to answer the needs of mankind. The Creator knows His creation and He has chosen to reveal His will and way through His Body, the Church. You and I, as Christians, have a mandate to go into all the world, to preach the gospel, and to make disciples. The simple answer, as a believer is, “Grow the Church.” Here are seven potential steps that we can take to enhance the growth of our churches:

1. Change our attitudes: An “us against them” mentality has crept into the church, when the real battle is against evil spiritual forces. People are not our enemies.

2. “If you build it they will come,” works only in the movies. The world isn’t called to go to church. The church is called to go to the world. Therefore, let’s go into all the world and share the gospel.

3. Pray. Pray for family, friends, neighbors and the world. Prayer is the battleground. Gethsemane was not preparation for the battle, but the place the battle was fought. Calvary is where it was won.

4. As Jabez, expand our boarders. If you desire growth, get around people who are already where you wish to go. Don’t huddle with peers. Be quick to ask, and slow to comment.

5. Seek to change peoples’ minds, leave the heart to God. People look at the outward appearance. 1 Samuel 16:7. If we wish to draw people to Christ, let’s remember this fact. Leave the heart to God.

6. A strength of the Church is that we love one another; that same strength can turn into a weakness, if we only love one another. The church cannot fulfill the great commission unless we in the church learn to love those outside the church as Christ so loved the world.

7. If our churches are not growing, maybe we ought to reconsider the way we’re doing church. It is repeated five times in the scriptures, “Everyone did right in their own eyes.” As such, they failed. Following the Lord, they prospered.

Here’s the takeaway: The answer is Christ. Christ has chosen to reveal Himself through His Body, the Church. Therefore, let’s grow the Church. Here’s a simple how-to: Invite Someone to Church.

(“From the Pulpit” is a weekly sermon provided by the clergy members of The Weirton Ministerial Association)

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