Growing In The Church

 

Sometimes we don’t realize it, but the church has a lot of things that we can do that we really underestimate. We go to church, and some of us actually kind of, you know, sit in the back and don’t do much interacting with others. These fellow church members try to not go to the front seats during service, or they are not interested in getting a little more involved. When those of us do this we kind of don’t realize what we really have in our assembly. Whenever I was younger, one of the things I kind of regret now that I’m older is I wish I had been more involved at the church. I wish I had did some of the things that they had available to us, or at least asked about it. For example, back in the day my old church used to have a choir, a dance team, musicians, and ushers. But I never put any real effort to try and be involved. But there are a lot of things that I do now that I did not do back then and one of the things is volunteering. Volunteering can be so fulfilling and is one of the most wonderful things that we can do to not only support our church, but also support our peers. We do not realize how much our peers, our fellow church attendees, need that extra connection and communities that they may not have at home. There are a few things that I am going to talk about so we can get a better understanding of what our churches can offer. The four things I am going to talk about are: small groups, volunteering, missionary trips, and tithing.

 

Small groups

One of the things that the Lord told us to do was not to forsake the assembly. The assembly is the Church, the Church body to be exact! When we are actually being active and apart of the church, one of the things we will join is a small group. Where we are able to commune with people and share with people on a higher-level instead of just showing up at church. Yes, we do go to church to receive the message from the word, but it’s so helpful to be able to be apart of a small group and be able to ask for help when you need prayer. And when you need guidance and maybe even have a bible study partner. being able to commune with someone and talk to them whenever things get tough is one of the most wonderful and most fulfilling things, so when you end up in a heap of trouble and you just need somebody’s shoulder to lean on, you can trust your small group because they know that they are there for that specific reason. This is how I actually met my own small group whenever I ended up in a heap of trouble, and it was spiritual trouble. And when I joined they instantly prayed for me and welcomed me in the group.

 

Volunteering

Have you ever came into church and have somebody greet you or when you went to the coffee department somebody nice checked you out or when you went into service somebody handed you a bible that you might have needed. These are all positions of volunteering. Even the worship team and today also the media team. These are all positions that are for volunteering at church. One of the things that you can do to serve and to show that you have good stewardship to the Lord is to volunteer for your local church. If you do not have a Church it’s always really good to look for one that is nearby you. And that is Bible based, and is community based and you will find the most wonderful church to be a part of. Volunteering allows you to be able to help your church to thrive because there’s always things to do, like events, and serve days. And churches they really are working on a budget because they also give back to the community and to non-profit organizations. So they rely on the helping hands of their members.

 

Tithing

Giving back to the community and to your church can be one of the most fulfilling things that you can possibly ever do. But unfortunately, sometimes we can find ourselves a little stubborn about our finances, we don’t want to see our bank account go down so we try not to give. Or leave it for the next person to do, so let me tell you how important it is to tithe at your church.

“And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: for all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.”

‭Mark‬ ‭12‬:‭42‬-‭44‬ ‭KJV‬‬

When we give back to the church, we actually help our church grow, and we help our members to be able to get resources if they need the help. When we give from our heart and give to the church, we are telling the Lord that we find his message so valuable that we are wanting to help forward the heavenly kingdoms message. That we are wanting to support Yahushua’s ministry, and we can still do this today by tithing. The thing is, when we tithe it might seem like as if it’s not a big deal, but we get to support the Messiah today like as if we were back in the early days of the church. It takes a lot to run a church and we also have to think about all those who it takes to run it.

 

Missionary trips

Now me personally, I have never been on a missionary trip, but I have not hung up the idea of going on one. When I first heard about missionary trips, I was of course at Church attending on a regular day and the topic turned into missionary trips. I got the opportunity to really look at people who were going on their missionary trip in my church, and this is when I first saw how wonderful it was to get out there like the first disciples in the book of Acts. People who attend missionary trips are very blessed because they go to different places to teach the bible and answer peoples questions, and bring people to Christ. You do not have to leave out of the country, you can actually be in your same state. You don’t always have to go very far to do a missionary event. When these people go out, they really speak the word two other people who do not know about the Lord and maybe have not had the opportunity to get the chance to find out about the Lord and Savior Yahusha. You get to be one of the people who goes out and introduce the person who sacrificed his life to graft us back in with the Heavenly Father. This is so precious and such a wonderful experience to be able to do that we underestimate how valuable this is. You get to tell people about their Lord and Savior bringing them into the truth and out of the darkness.

 

So these four things: volunteering, tithing, small groups, and missionary trips are only just a few things that you can do being a part of a church body and the assembly. If you want to here more about these check out my video Growing In The Church: All The Wonderful Things You Can Do In The Church Body. Sometimes we can find ourselves really missing out because we may just wanna go to church and then leave right afterwards after receiving a good sermon. But this is not what the church is designed for, we are a part of the church body making us apart of Yahushua, our Lord and savior. And so we should be able to take the opportunity to be there for somebody else or to let somebody love on us and be there for us. so let’s not hide in the back anymore let’s go to the front. Let’s ask for help and let’s ask someone. How can I help you?