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I took an idea from Mark Copeland and tried to branch off of his thoughts regarding preparing a church to grow.
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Getting Ready to Grow
Our progress as the Mount Pleasant
Church of Christ
The body of Christ must expect growth!
The body of Christ must pray for growth!
The body of Christ must prepare for growth!
The body of Christ must seek growth!
The Next Stage of Potential
• Offer Assemblies that Edify:– What is their first exposure to the gospel?– Do the see the love of Christ? (John 13.34-35)– Does it draw everyone closer to God? (1
Corinthians 14.25)
• Nuture the Members:– From babes in Christ to spiritually mature. (1
Peter 2.2-3)
Our Congregational Responsibility
• Strengthen our Relationship with God:– We cannot share what we do not have.– We can always improve:
• Paul knew he could improve. (Philippians 3.10-15)• Peter knew our lives must be increasing. (2 Peter
3.18)
Our Individual Responsibility
• Strengthen our Relationship with One Another:– Our love and personal relationships are
examples. (John 13.34.35)– Our relationships can always be improved:
• Paul knew this – 1 Thessalonians 4.9-10• Peter knew this – 1 Peter 1:22
Our Individual Responsibility
• Strengthen our Relationship with the Lost:– “People do not care how much you know until
they know how much you care.”– Jesus ate and spent time with the lost.
(Matthew 9.10-12)– Things that work:
• being hospitable and inviting them.
Our Individual Responsibility
The body of Christ must expect growth!
The body of Christ must pray for growth!
The body of Christ must prepare for growth!
The body of Christ must seek growth!
The Next Stage of Potential
Getting Ready to Grow
Our progress as the Mount Pleasant
Church of Christ
