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In order to live near God and be sent to those far from him, we must be necessary, equipping, authentic and relational.
We can't make optional what the Bible says is necessary: Jesus' work on the cross, life with other believers, the power of the Holy Spirit.
Life with other believers sharpens us and soothes us. Lone Ranger Christians fail because they fall alone.
To equip the church, ministry leaders must lead others into ministry instead of allowing them to simply watch ministry.
The primary tool for equipping the church will always be the Bible. Read it. Learn it. Live it. Preach it.
The Bible is a surgical knife to be handled with grace, not a hatchet to be handled with force.
The simple qualification for leading the church? Are you willing to die for these people?
People who are willing to die for you can be trusted to make decisions concerning you.
Our faith is made authentic in community because in community we find friction that makes us sharper and family that keeps us secure.
Attending a handful of churches but never belonging to one actually short-circuits the desire Jesus has for his church.
In Ephesians 3, Paul told the church (v. 10) that God would do more than they could imagine (v. 21) when they were PLANTED (v. 17).
Covenants call us to give even if we don't get. They emphasize relationships over rights and serving over sitting.