The Church's New Year's Resolutions

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The Church's New Year's Resolutions

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As we begin a new year, we should resolve to stay close to God's will for us. In Ephesians 4, Paul points out that God's will for the church is that the church grow in maturity. We need to believe and act in order to do so.In Acts 2, we see an example of what a maturing, growing church did: they focused on discipleship, fellowship with each other, deep care for each other (even selling property to care for each other), and outreach in the community. As a result, God blessed them so they could continue blessing others.Let us resolve to focus on those core doctrines in Eph 4:1-6 and on those core practices in Acts 2:42-47 to become the growing, strong, mature church God desires us to be.

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The Church's New Year's Resolutions

Many make New Year's resolutionsbut few are kept

Many good intentions exist in the churchLike resolutions, few are followed through on

Some churches struggle with growth

Sometimes we're unsure how to proceed

We wonder how we can grow

We want to be growing, mature Christians in a

growing, mature church

We need to commit to God's vision of maturity in

both belief and action

If a church is not moving forwardit is going backward

God gives us a vision for moving forward

Each of us needs to resolve to grow in maturity

Decide

Design

Do

Commit to a path of growth and maturity

Signs of a growing church(Acts 2:42-47)

DiscipleshipFellowship

CareOutreach

You're either on the wayor in the way