Church growing pains

Church Growing Pains

Twenty lessons from the New Testament's book of Acts. Contents Chapter 1 Putting first things first Acts 1:1-26 Chapter 2 Taking...

1. Putting first things first

Acts 1vs1-26. Church Growing Pains. Too many Christians try to do something before they really know what they should be doing! ...

2. Taking all the help you can get

Acts 2vs1-21. Church Growing Pains. One of the most exciting things about being involved in God's work is that we know the work...

3. Meetings and more meetings

Acts 2vs42-47. Church Growing Pains. I recently worked out the number of meetings the averagely committed person would attend in...

4. Preaching relevant sermons

Acts 2vs14-41. Church Growing Pains. I calculated that during my seven years and eight months as pastor of Redruth Baptist Church...

5. Showing Christ's power

Acts 3vs1-26; 4vs1-4. Church Growing Pains. Christians in a small church often say: "If only we had the resources of a large...

6. Overcoming opposition

Acts4:1-31; 5:1-11; 6:1-7. Church Growing Pains. According to the dictionary, to oppose means 'to resist, to strive to defeat, to...

7. Pooling resources

Acts4vs32-37; 11vs27-30. Church Growing Pains. In the familiar passage at the end of the day of Pentecost several characteristics...

8. Allowing God to purify

Acts 5vs1-11. Church Growing Pains. Church discipline involves the maintenance of order and obedience, the acceptance of...

9. Changing church structure

Acts 6vs1-7. Church Growing Pains. In our terraced house in Redruth the only bathroom and toilet we have is downstairs. When...

10. Knowing what is of God

Acts 8vs9-25; 16vs6-10. Church Growing Pains. One of Paul's prayers for the church is stated in Philippians 1vs9-11. "And this is...

11. Speaking personally for Christ

Acts 8vs26-40. Church Growing Pains. In witnessing for the Lord Jesus Christ two things are of paramount importance. The first is...