I have observed people throughout my church and even assessed myself. So, I have come up with a lot of ways that we can show love to people throughout our church, in our society, at school, work, home, etc. The following ways to show love:
Compliment that person
Encourage each other and lift that person up.
Do not talk about each other. Do not believe in the gossip about that person. Do not create gossip by spreading it.
Be kind.
Be respectful.
Be honest.
Be truthful.
Watch how you say things to others
apologize if you are wrong or if you offended that person
Do not be rude. Love is never rude nor boastful.
Interact with others in the church
Give them a hug or handshake
Do unto others as you would want them to do unto you.
Don't assume any information about a person unless, you have valid information.
Pray for one another (this is key)
fast and pray for the church and individuals as often as you think you should.
Be a blessing to others. Be a blessing instead of a curse.
Show the love.
Don't hold a grudge, forgive.
Hold a short conversation: ptl, how are you doing? God bless you. (Do not try to carry on a lot of conversation unless you know that person)
Don't be jealous or envy that person.
Hug people and ptl with people you do not know in the church well or to a stranger.
Make people feel welcomed.
Love instead of hate.
Be patient with one another.
Be forbearing in love.
Be non judgemental. Do not hang other people's mistakes/sin over their head.
Wish the good in others instead of malice or illful will.
The bible commands that we show love to one another
I will link some research on this topic and how you can show love in the church and beyond the church:
http://www.jdgreear.com/my_weblog/2012/08/hospitality-outside-the-church-matters.html
http://www.christianity.com/print/11631555/
http://pastors.com/7-simple-steps-to-first-rate-church-hospitality/
http://www.evangelismcoach.org/2013/conversational-questions-for-church-greeters/
http://thomrainer.com/2013/10/29/why-we-must-love-unlovable-church-members/
http://www.churchleadership.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=42354&columnid=4545
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/henry-g-brinton/christian-hospitality-is-key-to-being-an-inviting-church_b_3240301.html
http://www.evangelismcoach.org/2012/duties-of-church-hospitality-committee-or-team/
http://www.willmancini.com/2010/11/guests-at-church-10-mind-blowing-facts-to-fuel-your-hospitality-ministry.html
http://www.thrivingchurch.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=2fi1h2-0t98%3D&tabid=125&mid=866
http://ministrytodaymag.com/index.php/ministry-outreach/246-church-growth/19849-church-health-how-do-you-show-god-s-love
http://www.newhopedigital.com/2013/04/experiencing-gods-love-in-the-church-book-club-guide/?doing_wp_cron=1386610407.7352380752563476562500
http://bible-truth.org/msg104.html
http://www.naccc.org/CMSUploads/31_Twenty-Four_Ways_to_a_More_Hospitable_Church.pdf
http://david.dw-perspective.org.uk/da/index.php/writings/grace-magazine-kenya/grace-magazine-201001-love/encouraging-love-in-the-local-church/
http://www.briandoddonleadership.com/2013/05/13/10-ways-to-show-love-to-pastors-and-church-leaders/
http://www.alanknox.net/2013/05/so-why-does-the-church-have-a-love-problem/
Monday, December 9, 2013
How to win more souls for Christ
So, over the years I have witnessed to a few people and invited a few people to my church. So, recently I have thought about why these potential peoples did not show up or take me up on my offer. I am going to share some methods that are not the right way to win souls over vs. the right way to win souls. The wrong way to witness to anybody is "you need to be saved", "you will go to hell," or "you ain't saved." One final thing you should not discuss is church standards, they do not belong to the church yet. If you say any church standard, let it be the dress code and the word of God. Now, I have never said this to any individual, but I know for a fact that this is the wrong way to witness. Do not do this. If you want more souls to be saved here's the right way to witness: Do not be judge mental. If people know you are judging them, more than likely they will not want to be saved. It's okay to read the word of God and show them a scripture to get your point across. If you two start arguing about what's the right way to be saved, you can just give up on that argument. Let God be the Judge. Let that unsaved person reflect on what you said and what they know to balance out which one they should follow. If they do not follow what you said there is really nothing else you can do. If they follow your way of being saved, then ok you did something right. Other ways you can win an individual over is by: sharing your experience of how God saved you and why you have been blessed ever since (talk about repentance, your experience of being baptized, and being filled with the holy ghost). Quote some scriptures. Never give up on that individual. Give that person hope. Smile. Encourage and uplift that person. Let them see the light (God) in you. Letting them see the light that God gave you attracts people to you. This worked for me before I had the holy ghost. I started seeing more light and I knew something was missing in my life. I had to ask for the holy ghost and God gave me the holy ghost, but you have to want it and you have to ask for it. Another way to get people saved is be sincere. Simply invite the person to church. Live your life according to Christ. Don't look down on them or let them think that you are any better they are. Remember that we were once sinners and we still sin. No one is perfect on this earth. You have no right to judge anyone else. Take the speck out of your own eye, before judging someone else. We have to remember that it takes time for that person to change or want to change. You can not hurry the process of them being saved, be patient. Let God work on that person. You can't make nothing happen, you can't save that person (they have to want to be saved). Do not gossip about that person. Remember: You are this person's hope and so is God. God is hope for the whole world. Remember what God did for you on the cross. One last final thing to remember is : There will be a few individuals that will want to be saved and some may not. Some may be looking for a church or something else, and there are some that are looking for a relationship with Christ, but there is always someone who wants to be saved.
Monday, October 7, 2013
Why do people hold "sin" over other people's head?
I've never understood this, but I think by human nature people do this because they are not aware of the fact that no one is perfect, they think they are possibly better than the person because they did not sin like the person did, they think they are better than others, they categorize certain sins (they think this sin is worse than that sin, when God looks at any sin as unrighteous), and others tend to put other people on a pedestal and then they forget that the person is a human being and still in a sinful nature. I will have to say it's better not to put anyone on a pedestal because all have sinned. It's God's blood that is constantly covering us and he covers us because we have been washed under the blood and we continue to confess, so that our sins can be forgiven. The same applies to people who mess up within our church and stand before the church. It's not good that people talk about that person. You are no better than that person. You need to look at yourself first, before judging others. Who are you to judge or talk about someone else when you yourself are not perfect? That makes no sense. Refer to Matthew 7:1-2. And, another thing before the person has stood before the church, they are already repenting for the sin they have committed, you may not see it and others may not see it, but that's between that person and the Lord. The Lord is already judging that person for the sin they committed, so when they stand before the church, you should not judge them. It is not your right to Judge or Gossip about others. Let God do the judging and you mind your own business. Some people need to realize that other people's business is not your business. Instead of judging or gossiping about that person, how about pray for that person and encourage them. Build that person up instead of building that person down. Your words can make or break a person. God will get you in the end for treating that person wrong. Judgement day is coming. All will be judged whether what you did in your body was good or bad. So, ultimately no one has a right to judge another person, no one. None are righteous on this earth. Jesus was the only one that was righteous and perfect. I can't stand to hear people talk about other people, so if you are going to talk about someone please do not start that conversation up with me. I don't want to be around people who judge or gossip about others. I know it's in our sinful nature to be nosy and gossip and judge others, but personally if you are walking by the spirit, then you need to walk in the spirit and not the flesh. You are walking in the flesh when you are talking behind people's back and judging them. We need to use our spiritual man that God gave us to help us to abstain from talking or gossiping about others. It's not for you to judge, but instead look at yourself and see whether you are doing right by God, before looking at others. We have to get away from making a judgement about a person. This is my soapbox issue of the day, I have more topics coming that have been on my mind lately. This is one of the topics that needs to be taught in my church and maybe to other people in this world. I have never stood before my church because i've never embarrased my church, but it does something to me to hear about someone being talked about in the church because they committed this or that sin. It gets really tiring to hear all kinds of things being said about that person, just pray for the person and encourage that person. PRAY. The bible says to PRAY WITHOUT CEASING. KEEP YOUR MIND ON JESUS.And above all PRAY. And, one more note: who's to say that you won't ever stand before the church because you did something you weren't supposed to? You want others to support you when you fail, so treat others the way you would want to be treated.
Friday, August 30, 2013
Crafts DIY
So, I decided that I would do a crafts blog because I really like decorating things in general. I have not experimented with my artistic side in a while. I just got finished decorating my table according to the season we are currently entering which is fall. I do not however celebrate Halloween, but I still use pumpkins for decorations for the month of fall and I have flowers in my place. I will have to take a picture and upload for you guys when I get a camera. So, anyways I just thought I would post crafts I found on youtube for you guys to try later on down the road. I will list them below:
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Room/Home Decor Ideas DIY for College Students, Teens, Babies/Children, and other family rooms of the House
So, these are all the videos so far, I will now list websites:
some other great spots for interior decorating ideas are the library, they have a bunch of books on room decorating ideas and then I would recommend just going to a crafts store like party city, kirklands, michaels, and etc. So, this is it for now, I might update if I find any other decorating videos to put up. Bye, guys.
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