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Life Lessons is about turning the daily problems of life into the Fruit of the Spirit. It is a look at how the Bible can provide day to day, life changing solutions to the challenges life has to offer. Find out the simple answers to some of life's more complicated problems, because they are with us everyday. It will change the way you deal with life.
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When you make this mistake in your church, you are assured of failure. Nothing you do will fix it, but you can avoid it, if you want to.
People are the problem. Face it they have individual wants and desires which always get into the way. How can a leader put the problem of people into a proper way to increase the outreach of the church? Can it be done in a way that would require you not to have to confront? What are the end all solutions? And how can we make them a part of our effort?
Perception is reality. That is the fact that we have to deal with in life. The way we are perceived is the way we are to the person outside of our church. Do you know how you are perceived and are you willing to deal with that perception? Or do you continue to ignore it hoping to make it go away? How is that working?
When you try to tell someone not to do something, isn't it a lot easier to tell them as a friend then to try to beat it into them? Seems that most people thing that the rules are meant to protect us from harm, but in truth many protect us from relationships with others. That keeps us from getting to know people, finding new friends and being mature together. What is stopping relationships?
The bible tells us that we do the work, provide the feed and the water, but ultimately God provides the harvest. Such is the case in church growth. But before we can even consider starting that, we have to be willing to know that the old ways worked then, but new ways are needed now. Not the foundation of change, but the end result of doing the right things.
Everything about church revolves around one person, but that person is not you. It is Jesus Christ. Anything else, even in the smallest manner takes away from His glory and assures you of one thing: that He is not going to bless your church in any way, shape, form or fashion. After all, He is a jealous God.
So often churches are split over the simpliest of reasons. Mostly because people are unaware of their own history, the reasons behind the way things are. Because of this ignorance, we fight over simple things never meant to be fought over, but were just products of their time.
Walk into a church, pass the welcome center, past the deacons and sit down with no one saying a word to you. It isn't as difficult as you might think, in fact it is the general way we make people "feel" welcome.
Not having a plan is a great way to ensure you fail in life. But the same principle operates in church life. Being able to know what to plan for, how to allocate resources and utlimately have to make a different all are part of what makes up a great mission and values - and ultimately what tells how suceessful your ministry is going to be.
Why don't people come to church? What is it that is keeping them away? How can I reach those people? If all you do it preach Jesus and think that is enough, then you are mistaken. While Christ is enough to save you, in the world today, even in the biblical world - people told others about Jesus. Today we hide inside our brick churches and wonder aloud - proclaiming why others are going to hell. It can be different.
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