This how our church’s “health chart” looks this year. Overall the quality of our church experience have grown significantly since 2005. Yet the two areas of church life that needed improvement the most still remain the same – Small Groups and Loving relationships. The last two mentioned by apostle Peter in his 2nd letter: brotherly kindness and charity, community fellowship and love (2nd Peter 1:5-9)
This summer our church leaders will meet to strategize and plan for improving the church spiritual health. Meanwhile let’s start working out on strengthening our “love muscles. ” People are often prepared to reform others. Let’s start with reforming ourselves, quietly, focusing on different aspects of love – justice, truth and grace. Here is a set of 12 exercises
| 1. Fill up with God’s Love. 2. Love yourself. 3. Wear other people’s glasses. 4. Put an end to spiritual hypocrisy. 5. Learn to trust. 6. Make yourself vulnerable. | 7. Dare to forgive. 8. Be transparent. 9. Train active listening. 10. Surprise with gifts. 11. Use your humor. 12. Eat together. |
Before we consider group exercise, and learn to love those around us together, as one family, let’s learn to love as individuals, let’s take a personal responsibility to allow God’s love growing in us.
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