Hello dear friend,
Greetings to you in Jesus name.
Today I want to share to you about a church and the qualities of a church that’s growing to be a blessing to the world.
First, I want to make you clear that church is not a building of 4 walls and the interior within the walls. Church is a group of people gather together to worship Jesus.
Church is a living organism, it is meant to grow and grow healthy.
Everyone want to see our church grow, which is very good but desire to see the church grow in godliness is the best.
After pastoring a church for few years now in different states, I have realized the urge is the same that to see church grow in number and in godliness but I want to tell you out my own experience that ‘growth comes from God’, as a pastor/leader you have to do everything God has called you to do but it’s God who will bring multiplication.
Jesus said, I will build my church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it. Matthew 16:18.
Whose church is it? Yours or Jesus’.
If you say, it’s Jesus’ you no need to take the pressure. Just serve faithfully what is given to you. When God sees you are faithful in little, He will trust you with more! Amen.
How to identify a godly and God centered church?
Here are few qualities that I pulled out from 1 Thessalonians 5.
- Respect your pastors/spiritual leaders:
The first and most important thing is that you respect and honor your pastors and spiritual leaders, because they are the one who love you and care for you. They are the one who brings God’s message to you, they are the one who pray for you, they are the one who are always there for you whenever you need them.
When you respect them, you are not just respecting that person but also God, it’s He who place your pastor over you. When you disrespect your pastor you disrespect God Himself.
How do you know you respect your pastor?
Obey them, pray for them, love them when the correct you, practice hospitality, take care of them, and stand with them in ministry.
- Live peacefully:
Church is the body of Christ. We all have a part to play, everyone has a different role to play and every role is very important.
Instead of we fighting against one another or be jealous or be insecure, we should work together to see the name of Jesus being glorified in and through the church.
Stop comparing and competing at one another because it’s a team work, you should use your gifts, talents and skills to co-operate and give your 100% to the church
- Do good to everyone:
We been hearing from long time that we should love one another, we say we love but we don’t show love.
When someone is need of something you should go and stand by them and make sure that they see the goodness of God in you.
We are called to love our enemies, but we forget our brother and sister in the Lord. Let’s start from the church and let it flow to the ends of the world.
4. Always be joyful:
One thing that makes us the children of God different from everyone is that we are joyful, if you are not we should be.
Our faces should always be radiant, even if the disturbed people come and meet us the joy of the Lord should be transferred to them.
Joyfulness is within us, happiness is the result of happening around us – its outside!
- Never stop praying:
It’s the privilege that God has given us to pray. Prayer is to communicate with God not just for yourself and your family but also for the church the God gave you. Prayer is the secrete of the growing church.
We should always pray, with different kinds of prayer and for different requests and for all people. Prayer is communion with God, let it be unbroken communion.
- Thank God in all circumstances:
No matter what we are going through, we should never stop thanking God because He is still in control, when we thank Him we allow God to manifest in our situations. A thanksgiving church is a fighting and persistent church.
When you thank and praise God in any situation/circumstances, God will turn that for His glory and for your benefit.
- Do not grieve God:
I desire for a church where everyone become conscious of God with and in us. Where people become sensitive to the presence of the Holy Spirit and honour Him with everything we have and in everything we do.
It’s better to grieve any person than to grieve the Holy Spirit.
- Stay away from evil:
Last of today’s list but very important thing for a blessed and fruitful church is that it obtains from every kind of sin.
We everyday as a church we should push ourselves to see God glorified in our body, mind and in our actions. Let’s live like Jesus and for Jesus!!
I pray that God will give us grace to have these qualities in our church and be a blessed and be a blessing to the city, country God placed us and to the ends of the world. Amen
Blessings & Prayers
Jeevan & Leena
Church God Growth