And every day, in the temple and in the houses, they never stopped teaching and preaching Jesus Christ. Acts 5.42
A new way of life for the church.
The challenge of leading a congregation to focus on people to preach and teach them face to face introduces the church into another way of life. This way of life of the church frees all members to practice the commands of Jesus (Mark 16:15 preach, Matthew 28.18-20 make disciples). This way of life of the church generates personal responsibility in the members of the church (there is no longer a program to satisfy the people), now the responsibility to do something (preach or teach) to the people is in the hands of the members.
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Most church members feel "mysteriously" free of the responsibilities of "preaching and discipleship" because the church has organized a program for these purposes. The result of this thought is that 80% of the members of a church have never won a person for Christ nor have they personally discipled anyone. This way of life of the church makes the church personal for those who contact it. (The church no longer offers programs but personal contact, face-to-face relationship, one ear to listen). This way of life of the church brings growth.
We have seen it in recent years in our congregation. "People come looking for a relationship and we offer a program, they come looking for a hand on the shoulder and we offer meetings, it is not uncommon for the majority not to return" The church must change if it wants to be effective, the church must refocus on the people, only for them Christ died, to go to them with the potential of each of our members is the mandate that Jesus left us. Can the church move towards people?
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Your talents are wasted Ricci. We need you doing more at SteemChurch - much more. Let this Knight reflect upon this for a time.
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I have been serving God for 30 years, and I am the founder of a church in Venezuela, and this vision is the vision of someone who is here, and has made me see what Christianity is, @darlenys01, and soon that ministry will be active in steemchurch, in the new strategy of the apostle, thank you @sirknight. I am 100 percent active for the work of Christ.
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amen hermana quiero entrar en esa bendicion y declaro que ya estoy en ella pienso igual que ustedes gracias ricci01,gracias @darlenys01 gracias @sirknight comparto su vision y quiero estar en la mision amen
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Hi Sister @ Ricci01, 80% consider it a very high percentage, but if it is true, the church of Christ has neglected its call, an example, how many new converts enter its Church every week? And so let's ask the pastors we know ... the results are terrible because the church leaders only live questioning the leadership of others and subjecting the sheep to their way of leading. There is only one option and it was the one that the great evangelists had: Avivamieto del Espiritu Santo and that is only possible when we die to the "I", to the personal ego, to our carnal desires and we submit ourselves to the lordship of Jesus Christ. Sorry for being strong but I have learned that the Gospel is that way because we have softened it.
My Pastor was not welcome to a meeting of pastors because he was not of the Federation of them. this news made me sad.
Good post. Greetings
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Just sister @kristal01, read the message ... the question is not how many people come to church? but how many people know Jesus through us ?, we are the church of Christ, there are people who live in a club, but his heart is far from God, it is sad that in his church so many bad things happen, take your testimony to Everywhere as a daughter of Christ and you will see, you will not have to depend on any leader, no pastor, you yourself are called to establish the kingdom here on earth, it is a divine mandate. If we spend seeing what others do, we will fail, Jesus did not see what Judas was going to do, he saw us with eyes of love, and he gave his life. This is the principle of success as Christians.
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"So many bad things"? No sister, it was at a meeting attended by the Pastor. God has blessed the church "source of life". I made reference to evangelism, not many souls enter the church because of the neglect of the church to fulfill the order of Jesus.
I regret that my comment has been misinterpreted. Sorry.
God bless you.
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This is magnificent, profitable and at the same time a delight to read it @ricci01, I have always told you that the church is like a hospital, not the healthy, but the sick, the religion has made us believe that the fact that we attend a temple we are Christians, but Jesus made it clear: this people with their lips honor me but their heart is far from me, this is the time to imitate Jesus, to walk the streets, to rescue the lost, to what they are sick, in the prisons , the temple will always be there, but we have to make people know Jesus, from a simple gesture, something as simple as a sucker, a kiss, a love, a meal, God is a God of details, churches of strict doctrines are always criticized, but that is not our job, but to love, I remember when I was little my mother, I took to church, I saw her bored, and sometimes I even slept with those songs, but she sowed the word, and although asleep, she insisted, and so it grew, and that seed gave its fruit, and today I am what I am thanks to the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross and a warrior woman, teacher of the word that formed me.
This is the time not to look back, I count on you to raise the most beautiful work of this modern era, we will catch genuine hearts, and we will take them to JESUS!
Thanks @ricci01, I love you!
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AMEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNN
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this post was actually one of the best I've read ..
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Thank you very much @ lisbethperez961, I appreciate your comment
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