Meeting Needs.

All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

Acts 2:44-47

This has been on my mind lately. Please think about this passage.

God Bless,
Weston

I completely agree. Fellowship within the church body is very important. One of Satan's tricks is to keep us isolated. We are strengthened by our fellowship with each other.

Noel is always quoting this verse in regard to discipleship/fellowship:

As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.

-Proverbs 27:17

I would like to see more people meeting for lunch, accountability groups, prayer groups... etc...

Any thoughts?

God Bless,

Weston

I would say that if we are not making disciples, we are very weak Christians. Making disciples in part of the normal Christian's life. There must be intentionality about sharing/encouraging in the Lord. Please make every effort to spiritually encourage and support others!

Making disciples,

Pastor Noel

I would like to see more people meeting for lunch, accountability groups, prayer groups... etc...

Any thoughts?

I think that it takes prayer and open eyes and hearts--A simple invite to your home or to an event with your family can lead to beautiful things for other people. I try to mark on my calendar everyday a person's name that I might call, write a note to, or invite over to our home. I have found that expressing love in the smallest ways makes a huge impact. I believe that if we are not doing our best everyday to lift others up on the journey of life we are missing what God has in store for us. I would suggest to start by stepping out of your "box", by that I mean go to those that are outside of your normal group--go to those that need a friend and could use the love that God has given you to give to others. I will be praying that God will open doors for those at our church to see the needs of others.

It's amazing at how people think building when the word church is used. Church buildings did not even come about until 300 or so years after Christ's resurrection. We are the church. Let's be the church!

Would there be any moms interested in meeting once a week for fellowship and encouragement? I would like to start this soon. Please email me at j_wolfe5@yahoo.com if you are interested. Thanks! Jendel Wolfe

I have been trying to evangelize lately, something new for me, and at first I was discouraged when I would ask people and they would reply that they were already Christians. Then I decided to dig a little deeper with them and found that a lot of them no longer went to church. Thats's when I realized that it's just as important to lift up and strengthen other Christians as it is to call to nonbelivers and bring them to Christ. If we do not have strong believers we will be alone in our plight to help others come to Christ. Jesus said "Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them."

Encourage one another and build each other up. - St. Paul.

It is a very real possibility that we, as Christians, can get discouraged and give up. Yes, our spreading the gospel news includes not only sharing with unbelievers, but encouraging the saints, and all the more as we see the Day approaching.

Why is it so hard for North Americans to share the gospel? We have very little risk of persecution, much less violent reactions. People share their faith in other countries that punish by death. Here I am, afraid that someone might say something unkind.

I have an easy time conversing with other Christians, and offering encouragement, but I would have to give myself a failing grade when it comes to intentionally talking with unbelievers. That is something that I am going to be working on. Maybe it is like getting into a cold swimming pool. I might just have to dive in head first!

Dive, Weston, dive!