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  Date / Time: 8/24/2009 4:43 AM UTC

  Is Your Church Healthy?
  

  As we draw near to the end of the series on building a healthy church, I just want to share some thoughts that will help us determine whether our churches - more specifically, we - are healthy, vital parts of the body of Christ.
  
  You are not only a member of a church, you are a church - the temple of the Holy Ghost.  The presence and the power of God reside within you.
  
  Every Christian, every believer, is responsible for learning the word of God.  The only way to do this is to study the Bible.  There are many versions of the Holy Bible available today.  You should study from a version that you can understand.  If your church is going to be a healthy church, you must read and study the Bible.  This is the key to success in every area of your life.
  
  In a healthy church, God, and his Son, Jesus Christ, are the center of worship.  It is not just about what type of music we sing, fast or slow, traditional or contemporary, classic hymns or songs we create ourselves.  Worship is about reverencing (respecting) God and honoring his divine presence and power.  We do that through our songs, our actions, and even our giving.
  
  Prayer is an important part of the life of a healthy church.  Just like you talk to your family and friends, you must have communication with God.  He wants not only for you to talk to him, but he also wants to give you his instructions for your life.  Developing a healthy prayer life will increase the health of your church.
  
  In a healthy church, there is love.  But what type of love is it?  We find in our lives, and in our pursuit of love, that there seem to be many kinds of love.  Our goal as a healthy church is to have "Agape," the kind of love that God has for us.  Agape love is benevolent.  It does not love because of the other person's traits or treatment.  It is self-motivating.  It loves because it wants to - just like God.  And agape is demonstrated through sacrificial giving. 
  
  Finally, a healthy church grows through evangelism.  In a healthy church, believers actively share their faith so that others can come to know Christ.  Since before John cried out, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand," and Jesus walked the shore and called his disciples, saying, "Follow me," evangelism has been a vital part of the plan of God.  The early church grew by leaps and bounds as the result of evangelism.
  
  Do these attributes describe you?  If so, congratulations!  You are very likely a healthy church.  If these concepts are foreign to you, perhaps you need to re-examine the health not of the church you attend, but of your personal church - you! 
  
  The road to maturity in each of these areas may differ from person to person.  But I want to encourage you to get on the path, stay on the path, that will bring your church - you - to a state of health.  Then you will be an even more profitable part of the Body of Christ.
  
  Much love from me to you.
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