I am increasingly convinced of the power of three. Three commitments that we all need to make and keep that will enable us to grow in Christ like nothing else.
The first is WORSHIP. Be in worship every week. There is something mysterious and powerful about corporate worship. We experience the presence of the risen Christ in ways we just can't alone; after all Matthew 18:20 tells us that where two or three are gathered there He is!
The second is SMALL GROUPS. We all need to be in a small group for spiritual growth. This may be a Sunday School class, a midweek Bible study, a prayer group. We have all of these at Saint Stephen West. Join us on Wednesday's this winter/spring for our D-teams. Proverbs 27:17 tells us that "as iron sharpens iron so one man sharpens another." We need each other!
And the third is SERVICE. serving others cures us of our self-centeredness. Matthew 25:40 tells us that whatever we do to one of "the least of these" we have done unto Christ. Service is an essential part of the Christian life; it turns us outward and make us sensitive to the needs in the world around us.
In WORSHIP and SMALL GROUPS we grow in Christ. In SERVICE we live out a Christ-like life!
That's the power of Three!
in Christ,
Rich
Posted on
Monday, January 4, 2010
by Rich Jones