Strength In People

Last night we had our church-wide, small-group year end gathering. There are those who attend church and those who become the church; and while there are many reasons people may find themselves in any given service, if you aren't eventually getting "plugged in" with the body of Christ, you are genuinely missing out.

The strength of the church is in the people, so its influence and impact in the community is directly affected by the maturity and depth of faith within the lives of believers. A shortfall of evidence pointing to a depth of faith will disengage a non-believing community instead of engaging a community desirous to know the difference Christ has made in our lives.

The difference between those two congregations and their communities over a period of time is significant, to say the least.

Pray that church members and attendees will be a people desirous to grow in the knowledge and grace of God. Pray that their lives will prompt conversation and interaction with those in the community that will cause people to recognize a genuine distinction and inquire as to the reason. Finally, pray for increased opportunities within church life, for members and attendees to come together and learn and share life together; for friendships to be formed and strengthened; for unity and oneness of purpose for the glory of God.

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