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Growing in Churches - 4/27/2008 4:36:08 PM
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deliveredarling
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I think this is the right spot, if not, Mods please direct it to the more appropriate folder.
Do you think the ooey gooey church feeling comes with young Christians and as we grow and seek, we find ourselves searching for more food than feeling? The newness of belief pours out love and forgiveness, not necessarily only from God, but more from people, showing the love of Christ. Yet as we mature, certain expectations come from other members of the body? Such as looking for changes in believers thought processes and behaviors? Evidence of one's salvation..... I'm talking years not weeks or months. Is there certain expectation we have for believers to grow rather than stagnate in the new believer stage? I'm just curious what other's thoughts are on this. Does the church bear a certain responsibility in encouraging its members to grow up?
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RE: Growing in Churches - 4/27/2008 4:54:56 PM
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sue244
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Does the church bear a certain responsibility in encouraging its members to grow up?
Yes as seen in all the admonitions in the NT to feed the sheep.
John 21:15-17
Acts 20:28
1 Peter 5:2
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I'm talking years not weeks or months. Is there certain expectation we have for believers to grow rather than stagnate in the new believer stage?
yes growing in the fruit of the spirit Gal 5:22
Growing in Holiness 1 Thes 4:7
Growing in Knowledge of the word 2 Tim 2:15
And there are more but that would sum up most of them.
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RE: Growing in Churches - 4/28/2008 1:07:46 PM
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CherishedbyGod
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Does the church bear a certain responsibility in encouraging its members to grow up?
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
Ephesians 4: 11-16
But we can still be swooned by Jesus, though 
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RE: Growing in Churches - 4/28/2008 1:44:22 PM
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deliveredarling
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That was good Cherished, thank you!
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Luke 8:16
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RE: Growing in Churches - 5/26/2008 5:12:58 AM
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faithfulservant_
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I grew up in a church. Both my parents are Christians so they took me to church every Sundays. Does a church bear any responsiblity encouraging its members to grow up spiritually? The answer is yes. The church is not the physical building, rather the church is actually the body of Christ. I believe we are the body of Christ and bear a responsiblity for (encouragement, edification, and accountability). The church I currently attend offers many helpful resources such as (marriage counselors, singles ministry, bible study, oversees missions, community outreach, prayer meetings, etc).
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