Holy Spirit church growth

Acts 9: 31

Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace. It was strengthened; and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it grew in numbers, living in the fear of the Lord.

Churches today, spend lots of money to find someone to show them how to grow their church.

Some of the national church growth experts say, you should do the following in your congregation;

·         Teach the people the importance of the church…

·         Provide opportunities for people to serve…

·         Motivate the membership to give financially…

·         Expose membership to church business…

·         Develop inter-generational relationships…

The church grows according to God’s Word, when they are encouraged by the Holy Spirit, and while they lived in the fear of the Lord.

I happen to think we listen to way too many outside influences, relative to doing church.

We should listen more to the Holy Spirit, for that’s how the church grows stronger.

Because the people of the church, listen to the ways of the world so much, loyalty in the church often comes into question.

Folks leave churches for all the wrong reasons, and rarely tell anyone they’ve even left.

Then they take that attitude to another church. That can’t be a good thing!

The early church enjoyed a time of peace, according to this verse, but that peace didn’t last very long.

They learned, and sometimes the hard way, to depend on the Holy Spirit for their very sustenance.

Can you imagine, what might happen to our/your church, if we truly listened for God’s prompting, sent by the means of the Holy Spirit?

Maybe it would actually grow in strength and numbers if we did that……….