What Happens in Healthy Churches

Pastor Bob Fox
Colossians 1:28-29

Two things happen in healthy Churches no matter what era or culture they are in.

  1. Proclamation—an ongoing, Christ-centered conversation that:
    • Admonishes—We challenge each other up to faith where we are just behaving instinctively.
    • Teaches—We provide each other with information and models for Spirit-filled living.
    • Is wise—We speak with precise words that address root issues, in a precise tone, at precisely the right time.
    • Is offered to everyone.
    • Is purposeful, inspiring maturity.
  2. Toil—many giving it all, for Him to multiply, to gain credibility, relational equity, and opportunity to affect life change.
    • We embrace a struggle, enabled by His power, for minds and hearts. It is a prayerful struggle for right words, receptive hearts, and life change.
    • Our efforts focus on the objectives He is empowering us to achieve, rather than our own.

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