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All Growing Spiritually—Not Just a Few!

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Since the beginning of the church, fellowship of Christians has involved at least these four things: worship, learning, involvement, and relationships. What happens if a church neglects these areas or only provides for "the 20%" which know everybody and already do everything? What happens to the 80% who are riding the fringe? One of the great responsibilities given to leaders by God is to "equip the saints" for "work of ministry" and to "edify the church" (Ephesians 4:12) "for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ."

Worship, when the church comes together, ought to be a time of pouring out adoration to God in spirit and in truth (John 4:24). When we see God on his throne high and lifted, it causes us to be humbly aware of sin, as well as the need for redemption, and we leave worship with a willingness to serve the Lord (Isaiah 6:1-8). Worship should never be practiced in such a way that only the spiritually mature can understand it. ...

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